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Mean Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- No one can take from us the joy of the first becoming aware of something, the so-called discovery. But if we also demand the honor,…
- People are always talking about originality; but what do they mean? As soon as we are born, the world begins to work upon us; and…
- Accepting good advice means nothing other than to strengthen one's own ability.
- Against great advantages in another, there are no means of defending ourselves except love.
- People are always talking about originality, but what do they mean? As soon as we are born, the world begins to work upon us, and…
- To appear at church every Sunday; to look down upon, and let himself be looked at for an hour by the congregation, is the best…
- What do people mean when they talk about unhappiness? It is not so much unhappiness as impatience that from time to time possesses men, and…
- Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.
- Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.
- Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.
- The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom…
- Merely to breathe freely does not mean to live.
- My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.
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