Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.
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A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
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If God be an infinite being, there cannot be, either in the present or future world, any relative proportion between man and his God. Thus, the idea of God can never enter the human mind.
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I signed this girl's arm. And the next day, a family member shot me an email, and it was a link to this girl who had my signature tattooed on her arm. I was like, 'Man, that's dedication. I'm sorry you did that.'
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The history of philosophy is not, like the history of the sciences, to be studied with the intellect alone. That which is receptive in us and that which impinges upon us from history is the reality of man's being, unfolding itself in thought.
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Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.
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I beat Diaz, Pettis, Ben Henderson, Cerrone, and I earned it, man. I earned my title.
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No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.
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Scientology is the study of knowingness. It increases one's knowingness, but if a man were totally aware of what was going on around him, he would find it relatively simple to handle any outnesses in that.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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I'm a religious man. I pray for Milky Way.
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The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.
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A true man hates no one.
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A woman's experience is different from a man's in virtually every respect, including how she is treated by the media.
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The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.
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No matter where your lot may be cast, no power on earth can keep you from making a man of yourself, a superb character, a masterpiece.
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Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying in a devastating, disgraceful, helpless death.
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The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.
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Custard puddings, sauces and fillings accompany the seven ages of man in sickness and in health.
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He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
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One man should not be afraid of improving his posessions, lest they be taken away from him, or another deterred by high taxes from starting a new business. Rather, the Prince should be ready to reward men who want to do these things and those who endeavour in any way to increase the prosperity of their city or their state.
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A man who is ignorant of foreign languages is also ignorant of his own language.
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We did some promotion work in small European clubs last summer and really enjoyed it. It gives people the chance to see you up close. We see all venues as a different challenge and we have songs that can work in all environments, even if we have to change the arrangements.
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The lack of money is the root of all evil.
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The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.
