We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Respect Quotes, Self-respect Quotes

Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.

Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

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.

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.

We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to...

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

I do not know myself and God forbid that I should

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

We know what we are, but know now what we may be.

We know what we are, but know now what we may be.