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Letter "J" » Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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«If a man makes continuous efforts, we can save him.»
«We know accurately only when we know little; with knowledge doubt increases»
«One man's word is no man's word; we should quietly hear both sides»
«Man... knows only when he is satisfied and when he suffers, and only his sufferings and his satisfactions instruct him concerning himself, teach him what to seek and what to avoid. For the rest, man is a confused creature; he knows not whence he comes or whither he goes, he knows little of the world, and above all, he knows little of himself.»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
| Keywords:
satisfactions, sufferings
«What chance gathers she easily scatters. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
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attracts, scatters
«If the mass of people hesitate to act, strike with swiftly and with boldness, the brave heart that understands and seizes opportunity can everything.»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
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boldness, hesitate, Mass, seizes, strike, swiftly, with boldness
«What, then, is your duty? What the day demands»
«All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.»
«The greatest difficulties lie where we are not looking for them»
«Oh God, how do the world and heavens confine themselves, when our hearts tremble in their own barriers!»
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