Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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

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

The man who acts never has any conscience; no one has any conscience but the...

The man who acts never has any conscience; no one has any conscience but the...

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

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

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

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches...

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches...

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability.

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability.

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

The highest problem of every art is, by means of appearances, to produce the illusion...

The highest problem of every art is, by means of appearances, to produce the illusion...

Wherever a man may happen to turn, whatever a man may undertake, he will always...

Wherever a man may happen to turn, whatever a man may undertake, he will always...

To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform.

If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that...

If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start...

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.

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...

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of...

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of...

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.