Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Human life runs its course in the metamorphosis between receiving and giving.
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We are guilty of many errors and many faults, But our worst crime is abandoning the children, Neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, His blood is being made, And his senses are being developed. To him we cannot answer 'Tomorrow.' His name is 'Today.'
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You hope that the same people are coming back. I love playing with Angela [Bassett]. She's fierce. I met her years and years ago when she was a student at Yale, so to see her do these fierce roles and go on to [be] this powerhouse has just been awesome.
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His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.
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It is as important to cultivate your silence power as your word power.
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There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontent. And there is no greater disaster than greed.
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Respect yourself as well as others; make commitments, not excuses, and make every day a fun day.
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On a sudden open fly With impetuous recoil and jarring sound Th' infernal doors, and on their hinges grate Harsh thunder.
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But I do not remember ever having seen a newspaper in the house; and, most certainly, that privation did not render us less industrious, happy, or free.
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I believe the best definition of man is the ungrateful biped.
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Nothing is so impenetrable as laughter in a language you don't understand.
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I don't know if you look back on your life and just see successes, but probably the first things that pop up are the regrets.
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dreams are shadows cast by truth shining on our darkest secrets
