Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Excellence or virtue is a settled disposition of the mind that determines our choice of actions and emotions and consists essentially in observing the mean relative to us ... a mean between two vices, that which depends on excess and that which depends on defect.
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Do every day or two something for no other reason than its difficulty.
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When there is a choice about it, a great sacrifice is preferable to a small sacrifice, because we compensate ourselves for a greatone with self-admiration, which is not possible with a small one.
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Self-respect to be nourished in the mind of the pupil, is one of the most valuable results of a well conducted education.
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Anything that's ever gotten on the charts as a result of "American Idol" or "The X Factor" in the UK. It's born out of karaoke culture. It's been a long time coming, but it's absolutely affected radio.
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Horror jolts me when I look at one of you and see a pair of beautiful eyes that make me think your mind might contain a world that could hold me as the bolts shake loose and fly from my frame.
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I definitely stayed away from Twitter. I didn't want to be geotagged or anything.
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I like playing with a live band and I've got my act and we're fine.
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Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.
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Oil is much too important a commodity to be left in the hands of the Arabs.
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It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.
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One only really sees with the heart.
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You soak up my soul and mingle me. Each drop of my blood cries out to the earth. We are partners, blended as one.
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One life matters - especially to the one whose life it is.
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My dad loved Scotland, so we would pile into his caravan and head for the Highlands, to Fort William and Loch Ness. It was such an adventure - my siblings and I were allowed to roam and explore the local beaches. We loved the freedom of those trips.
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The one who always strives, That one can be redeemed.
