Goethe ( 10 of 17 )
He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.
He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.
Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth, invariably deceives himself. Each ten read more
Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth, invariably deceives himself. Each ten years of a man's life has its own fortunes, its own hopes, its own desires.
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.
Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow. -Goethe.
Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow. -Goethe.
To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts read more
To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts expressed. That can make life a garden.
When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life.
Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life.