Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them...

We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them...

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

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

On all the peaks lies peace.

On all the peaks lies peace.

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

Nothing is worth more than this day.

Nothing is worth more than this day.

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests...

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...

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

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.

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

In politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will...

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.

The solution of every problem is another problem

The solution of every problem is another problem

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have...

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have...

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...

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should...

Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should...

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing...

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing...