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Distance... is like futurity....

Distance... is like futurity. A dim vastness is spread before our souls; the perceptions of our mind are as obscure as those of our vision... But alas! when we have attained our object, when the distant 'there' becomes the present 'here,' all is changed; we are as poor and circumscribed as ever, and our souls still languish for unattainable happiness.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 2265 quotes

Death is Nature's expert advi...

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

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If you don't know foreign lan...

If you don't know foreign languages, you don't know anything about your own.

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Fortunately, we can take in o...

Fortunately, we can take in only so much misfortune; what exceeds that limit either destroys us or leaves us indifferent.

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Who are you then?" "I am part...

Who are you then?" "I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.

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God made man simple, but how ...

God made man simple, but how he changed and got complicated is hard to say.

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Whatever Nature undertakes, s...

Whatever Nature undertakes, she can only accomplish it in a sequence. She never makes a leap.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 2265 quotes

The rich want good wine, the ...

The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine

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If you inquire what people ar...

If you inquire what people are like here, I must answer, "The same as everywhere."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 2265 quotes

Say what you will of fortitud...

Say what you will of fortitude, but show me the man who can patiently endure the laughter of fools when they have obtained an advantage over him. 'Tis only when their nonsense is without foundation that one can suffer it without complaint.

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It is only necessary to grow ...

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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Some of our weaknesses are bo...

Some of our weaknesses are born in us, others are the result of education; it is a question which of the two gives us most trouble.

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Night is the other half of li...

Night is the other half of life, and the better half.

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Not the maker of plans and pr...

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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I let everyone follow his own...

I let everyone follow his own bent, that I may be free to follow mine.

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The sum which two married peo...

The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through all eternity.

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To understand one thing well ...

To understand one thing well is better than understanding many things by halves.

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You don't have to travel arou...

You don't have to travel around the world to understand that the sky is blue everywhere

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He who is firm in will molds ...

He who is firm in will molds the world to himself. [Ger., Aber wer fest auf dem Sinne beharrt, der bildet die Welt sich.]

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I respect the man who knows d...

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wants.

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