We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them out of discretion, and so disappears the most beautiful, the most immediate breath of life, irrecoverable for ourselves and for others.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Letters Quotes, Life Quotes

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...

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

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

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...

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

This is the true measure of love: When we believe that we alone can love,...

This is the true measure of love: When we believe that we alone can love,...

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but...

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion,...

Since I have heard often enough that everyone in the end has his own religion,...

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

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...

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

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...

It's when you cry just a little, but you laugh in the middle that you've...

It's when you cry just a little, but you laugh in the middle that you've...

Success is the sole earthly judge of right and wrong.

Success is the sole earthly judge of right and wrong.