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Maxioms by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.

He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.

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Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare
it so when, according to time and circumstances, one read more

Properly speaking, such work is never finished; one must declare
it so when, according to time and circumstances, one has done
one's best.
[Ger., So eine Arbeit wird eigentlich nie fertig; man muss sie
fur fertig erklaren, wenn man nach Zeit und Umstand das
Moglichste getan hat.]

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Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.

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Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others,
And in their pleasure takes joy, read more

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others,
And in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t'were his own.

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Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

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