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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes: Nothing tells more about the character of a man than the things he makes fun of.
         

Nothing tells more about the character of a man than the things he makes fun of.


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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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All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.

All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.



Choice is your greatest power. It is an even greater power than love, because you must first choose to be a loving person.

Choice is your greatest power. It is an even greater power than love, because you must first choose to be a loving person.



One can descend by imperceptible degree from the most perfect creature to the most shapeless matter, from the best-organised animal to the roughest mineral.

One can descend by imperceptible degree from the most perfect creature to the most shapeless matter, from the best-organised animal to the roughest mineral.



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May the sun never set on American baseball.



Now don't get me wrong, I love animals, but I like eatin' 'em more... fun to pet, better to chew.

Now don't get me wrong, I love animals, but I like eatin' 'em more... fun to pet, better to chew.



I am invincible, as long as I'm alive.

I am invincible, as long as I'm alive.



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I feel the most alive when I'm singing. I also get to be the mail man for some of the most beautiful lyrics ever written.



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The only good histories are those written by those who had command in the events they describe.



The true business of people should be to go back to school and think about whatever it was they were thinking about before somebody came along and told them they had to earn a living.

The true business of people should be to go back to school and think about whatever it was they were thinking about before somebody came along and told them they had to earn a living.




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