We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as...

People of a vertain rank will always keep a cool distance from common people, as...

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

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

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man,...

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

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

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...

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to...

The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to...

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.

The real terror of beholding sharks feeding is that that may be all there is...

The real terror of beholding sharks feeding is that that may be all there is...

We cannot fashion our children after our desires, we must have them and love them...

We cannot fashion our children after our desires, we must have them and love them...