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

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of...

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...

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy...

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy...

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

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.

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...

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...

The solution of every problem is another problem

The solution of every problem is another problem

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can.

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.

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...

Nature alone is illimitably rich, and nature alone forms the great artist.

Nature alone is illimitably rich, and nature alone forms the great artist.

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

If I love you, what business is it of yours?

If I love you, what business is it of yours?

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us...

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very...

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

There is nothing that cannot be achieved by firm imagination.

There is nothing that cannot be achieved by firm imagination.

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which is everything in this...

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which is everything in this...