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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it...

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it...

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has...

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has...

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

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

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

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all...

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we...

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we...

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be...

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be...

The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the...

The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the...

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your...

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

Treat a man as if he were what he ought to be and you help...

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...

The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon...

Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay...

Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay...

The world remains ever the same.

The world remains ever the same.

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

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

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.

We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming.