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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love

The little man is still a man.

The little man is still a man.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

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.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

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.

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,...

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

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...

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...

Nature alone is illimitably rich, and nature alone forms the great artist.

Nature alone is illimitably rich, and nature alone forms the great artist.

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.