Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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A useless life is an early death.

A useless life is an early death.

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love,...

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

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...

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of...

The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the...

The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the...

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my...

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my...

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...

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...

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together

Age merely shows what children we remain.

Age merely shows what children we remain.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

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

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

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that...

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.