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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Self-respect Quotes

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like...

If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like...

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

To create something you must be something.

To create something you must be something.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

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...

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

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

Each one sees what he carries in his heart

Each one sees what he carries in his heart

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.

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.

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has...

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has...

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth,...

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth,...

Mastery passes often for egotism.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh...

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh...

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

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....

The Lincoln Memorial is related to the toga and the civilization that wore it.

The Lincoln Memorial is related to the toga and the civilization that wore it.

There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human...

There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human...