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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832)
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When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be.

Beware of dissipating your powers; strive constantly to concentrate them. Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but is sure to repent of every ill-judged outlay.

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.



Everything in the world may be endured except continued prosperity.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

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