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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To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in...

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

Stupidity is without anxiety.

Stupidity is without anxiety.

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image

Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.

There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

The little man is still a man.

The little man is still a man.

I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better than...

I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better than...

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end...

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.