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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes: Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.
         

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.


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Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.



Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.



We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.



Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.



The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.



Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.



At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.



Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.



If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.



There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.





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And if she had appeared, would I have dared to speak to her?



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Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue.



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All I do is write their names on the lineup card and let them play. It’s not a tough job. I haven’t misspelled one name yet.



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A lie is the abandonment and, as it were, the annihilation of the dignity by man.



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Complete garbage. It's like Garden State, but in outer space.




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