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One says a lot in vain, refusing The other mainly hears the No.
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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How happy he who can still hope to lift himself from this sea of error! What we know not, that we are anxious to possess, and cannot use what we know.
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Superstition belongs to the essence of mankind and takes refuge, when one thinks one has suppressed it completely, in the strangest nooks and crannies once it is safely ensconced there, it suddenly reappears.
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two souls, alas, are housed within my breast, and each will wrestle for the mastery there.
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A king there was once reigning, Who had a goodly flea, Him loved he without feigning, As his own son were he!
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Duty is the demand of the hour.
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Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.
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The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.
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What sort of faults may we retain, nay, even cherish in ourselves? Those faults which are rather pleasant than offensive to others.
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The world is full of contradiction.
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[W]hat counts is that one perceives excellence and dares to give it expression, which sounds little but is in fact a great deal.
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Who longs in solitude to live, Ah! soon his wish will gain: Men hope and love, men get and give, and leave him to his pain.
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Piety, like nobility, has its aristocracy.
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When two men quarrel, who owns the cooler head is the more to blame.
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