We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when...

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

When two people are really happy about one another, one can generally assume that they...

When two people are really happy about one another, one can generally assume that they...

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs...

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.

To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

Few people have the imagination for reality.

Few people have the imagination for reality.