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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Age: 82 †
Born: 1749
Born: August 22
Died: 1832
Died: March 22
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A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
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Men in a state of nature, uncivilized nations, children, have a great fondness for colors in their utmost brightness, and especially for yellow-red.
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If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that you are sick.
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Where the light is brightest, the shadows are deepest.
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On all the peaks lies peace.
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The assault of our enemies is not part of our life it is only part of our experience we throw it off and guard ourselves against it as against frost, storm, rain, hail, or any other of the external evils which may be expected to happen.
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To live as one likes is plebian the noble man aspires to order and law.
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There are men who never err, because they never propose anything rational.
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Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.
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For a brave man deserves a well-endowed girl.
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What is hardest of all? That which seems most simple: to see with your eyes what is before your eyes.
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One needs only to get old to become milder I don't see anyone make a mistake I hadn't also made.
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Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.
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Every day I observe more and more the folly of judging of others by ourselves and I have so much trouble with myself, and my own heart is in such constant agitation, that I am well content to let others pursue their own course, if they only allow me the same privilege.
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Strike the dog dead, it's but a critic!
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Yes, I have finally arrived to this Capital of the World! I now see all the dreams of my youth coming to life... Only in Rome is it possible to understand Rome.
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Hold your powers together for something good and let everything go that is for you without result and is not suited to you.
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Do not, I beg you, look for anything behind phenomena. They are themselves their own lesson.
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How can we learn self-knowledge? Never by taking thought but rather by action. Try to do your duty and you'll soon discover what you're like.
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Rejoice that you have still have a long time to live, before the thought comes to you that there is nothing more in the world to see.
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