We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Superstition is the poetry of life.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art and no...

There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art and no...

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

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...

Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their...

Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their...

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life

The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long...

The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long...

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...

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

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

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and...

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

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

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy...

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy...

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

Is it not strange that the descendants of those Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the Atlantic...

Is it not strange that the descendants of those Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the Atlantic...

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...

I fall, I rise, I make mistakes, I live, I learn, I've been hurt but...

I fall, I rise, I make mistakes, I live, I learn, I've been hurt but...

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

The only real failure in life is the failure to try.

The only real failure in life is the failure to try.

The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or...

The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or...

Wisdom is a sacred communion.

Wisdom is a sacred communion.