Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

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...

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

I'm an optimist by nature and a pessimist by experience.

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against...

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against...

Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.

Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.

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

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

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

I'll take a breath, take you by my side Under the sunlight, Welcome to this...

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.

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...

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,...

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

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...

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

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

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

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the...

Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something...

Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something...