Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Do all things with love.
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All things come out of the one, and the one out of all things.
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It is wise to agree that all things are one.
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Realize that war is common and justice is strife, and that all things come into being and pass away through strife.
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Ideas are the source of all things.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.
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The variety of all things forms a pleasure.
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Of all things upon earth that bleed and grow, a herb most bruised is woman.
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Try all things, hold fast that which is good.
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Nothing is in reality either pleasant or unpleasant by nature but all things become so through habit.
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Joy wants the eternity of all things, wants deep, wants deep eternity.
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Be truly whole, and all things will return to you.
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Stay at the center and let all things take their course.
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Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.
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I tell ye true, liberty is the best of all things; never live beneath the noose of a servile halter.
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There is music in all things, if men had ears.
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Time is the mercy of Eternity; without Time's swiftness Which is the swiftest of all things, all were eternal torment.
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I know what I like to use myself. I use Leicas, but when I look at the photograph, I don't ask the photograph questions. Mine or anybody else's. The only time I've ever dealt with that kind of thing is when I'm teaching.
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Working with the editor on the set means that it is possible to keep track, at every moment, of the exact temperature of the trajectory of the scene - and know precisely what is required to continue, or precede, the action already shot. Like building a giant jigsaw puzzle. This is a freeing procedure because one is divested of all the options that might otherwise hamper one's choices. Clarity is possible. And that means one can relax into each shot, knowing the clear boundaries of where it might end or begin. And with relaxation, comes play.
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The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife. The greatest directors of men are those who yield place to others. This is called the Virtue of not striving, the capacity for directing mankind; this is being the compeer of Heaven. It was the highest goal of the ancients.
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For a fallen India to aspire to move the world and protect the weaker races is seemingly an impertinence.
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Good laws, if they are not obeyed, do not constitute good government.
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All things are only transitory.
