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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Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

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...

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,...

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.

My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is...

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is...

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 child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself...

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

Wisdom is found only in truth.

Wisdom is found only in truth.

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

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

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

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have...

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have...

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher...

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old...

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old...

I suffer from 'Girlnextdooritis' where the guy is friends with you and that's it.

I suffer from 'Girlnextdooritis' where the guy is friends with you and that's it.