Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t'were his own.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Joy Quotes, Men Quotes

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.

Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see...

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see...

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.

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...

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.

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

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...

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.

It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but...

It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but...

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 first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.

The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.

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,...

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

I wish I was a rapper. There are certainly times when I wish I could...

I wish I was a rapper. There are certainly times when I wish I could...

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

We are more connected than ever before, more able to spread our ideas and beliefs,...

We are more connected than ever before, more able to spread our ideas and beliefs,...

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new...

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new...