Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
It is always a sign of an unproductive time when it concerns itself with petty and technical aspects [in philology], and likewiseit is a sign of an unproductive person to pursue such trifles.
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There are not many persons who know what wonders are opened to them in the stories and visions of their youth; for when as children we listen and dream, we think but half-formed thoughts, and when as men we try to remember, we are dulled and prosaic with the poison of life.
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Forget about your folklore. I can take a few inspirations, but I can certainly not do an homage. That's not my trip. I'm a fashion vampire. I take what I need and I leave the rest.
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Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity.
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Every young person is going to be inspired to be a maker from now on. It's like how everyone used to want to be a musician, an actor, an athlete -- but a maker is what people are going to want to be.
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It took Britain half the resources of the planet to achieve its prosperity; how many planets will a country like India require?
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Love and meekness, lord, Become a churchman better than ambition: Win straying souls with modesty again, Cast none away.
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I guess they often cast me as the bad guy, because I'm not, er, conventional looking. I look sort of violent. I'm the odd one out, the outsider.
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A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over.
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Give form to the passing World. Freeways are a drama.
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Whenever I reference something, it usually comes back at some point. I don't know why.
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I don't wear much make up, but always have a bit of sheen on my cheeks, curled lashes, mascara and a bit of lip gloss. When it comes to hair styling I use Pantene Pro-V. The new Pantene Pro-V Aqua Light products are perfect for my hair, as it still gives it gorgeous condition but doesn't weigh it down.
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Saying the words that come from knowledge is no sign of having it.
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Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.
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What Must I Do to Be Saved? It is impossible to ask a more weighty Question! It is deplorable that we hear it asked with no more Frequency, with nor more Agony.
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It is always a sign of an unproductive time when it concerns itself with petty and technical aspects [in philology], and likewiseit is a sign of an unproductive person to pursue such trifles.
