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Judge a man's character by what he finds ridiculous.

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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Toleration ought in reality to be merely a transitory mood. It must lead to recognition. To tolerate is to affront.
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He loves not who does not see the faults of the beloved as virtues.
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Strike the dog dead, it's but a critic!
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Those only obtain love, for the most part, who seek it not.
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Normally, the sciences distance themselves from life and the return to it via a detour.
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Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.
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Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.
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Legislators and revolutionaries who promise both equality and liberty are visionaries and charlatans.
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The world is for thousands a freak show the images flicker past and vanish the impressions remain flat and unconnected in the soul. Thus they are easily led by the opinions of others, are content to let their impressions be shuffled and rearranged and evaluated differently.
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There is no patriotic art and no patriotic science.
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I am certain that I have been here as I am now a thousand times before, and I hope to return a thousand times... Man is a dialogue between nature and God. On other planets this dialogue will doubtless be of a higher and profounder character. What is lacking is Self-Knowledge. After that the rest will follow.
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It is only necessary to grow old to become more charitable and even indulgent. I see no fault committed by others that I have not committed myself.
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Hatred is a heavy burden. It sinks the heart deep in the breast, and lies like a tombstone on all joys.
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I curse all negative purism that tells me not to use a word from another language that either expresses something that my own language cannot or does that in a more delicate manner.
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A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
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I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wants.
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