Money lost, something lost. Honor lost, much lost. Courage lost, everything lost-better you were never born
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe art of governing is a great metier, requiring the whole man, and it is therefore not well for a ruler to have too strong tendencies for other affairs.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWe cannot and must not get rid of nor deny our characteristics. But we can give them shape and direction.
Johann Wolfgang von GoethePiety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe