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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Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

Wisdom is found only in truth.

Wisdom is found only in truth.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

An unused life is an early death.

An unused life is an early death.

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...

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking

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...

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

Nothing is more fearful than imagination without taste.

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on...

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on...

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

Man is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out...

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

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

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

Time is the great art of man.

Time is the great art of man.