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The best fortune that can fall to a man is that which corrects his defects and makes up for his failings.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Age: 82 †
Born: 1749
Born: August 22
Died: 1832
Died: March 22
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Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.
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Lose this day loitering 'Twill be the same old story, Tomorrow and the next, Even more dilatory. Whatever you would do, Or dream of doing, begin it! Boldness has power, genius, and magic in it. Begin it now.
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The trouble is small, the fun is great. [Ger., Die Muh'ist klein, der Spass ist gross.]
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The ground that a good man treads is hallowed.
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Our virtues and view spring from one root.
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From desire I plunge to its fulfilment, where I long once more for desire.
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Still this planet's soil for noble deeds grants scope abounding.
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First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.
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Without haste! without rest! Bind the motto to thy breast! Bear it with thee as a spell Storm or sunshine , guard it well.
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The world remains ever the same.
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What you have inherited from your forefathers, it takes work to make it your own.
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It is said, that no one is a hero to their butler. The reason is, that it requires a hero to recognize a hero. The butler, however, will probably know well how to estimate his equals.
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Wouldst thou ever roam abroad? See, what is good lies by thy side. Only learn to catch happiness, for happiness is ever by you.
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Beware of her fair hair, for she excels All women in the magic of her locks And when she winds them round a young man's neck, She will not ever set him free again.
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The beginning of faith is the beginning of fruitfulness but the beginning of unbelief, however glittering, is empty.
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If you want to make life easy, make it hard.
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Vanity is a desire of personal glory, the wish to be appreciated, honoured, and run after, not because of one's personal qualities, merits, and achievements, but because of one's individual existence. At best, therefore, it is a frivolous beauty whim it befits.
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The light is there, and colors surround us. However, if there were no light nor colors in our own eye, we wouldn't perceive such things outside of us.
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The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.
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I can promise to be upright, but not to be without bias. [Ger., Aufrichtig zu sein kann ich versprechen unparteiisch zu sein aber nicht.]
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