We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at...

The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at...

We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.

We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

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

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

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

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

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

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...

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.

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

Superstition is poetry of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be...

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Everyone believes in his youth that the world really began with him, and that all...

Everyone believes in his youth that the world really began with him, and that all...

Precaution is better than cure.

Precaution is better than cure.

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

Some people forget that one of the greatest weapons against despair is prayer.

Some people forget that one of the greatest weapons against despair is prayer.

This is the book I never read ~~ These are the words I never said...

This is the book I never read ~~ These are the words I never said...

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.