There speaks the man of truly noble ways, Who will not listen to the words of praise. In modesty averse, and with deaf ears, He acts as though the others were his peers.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWe amuse ourselves painting our prison-walls with bright figures and brilliant landscapes.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIn politics as on a sickbed men toss from side to side in hope of lying more comfortably.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheYou acquire a language most readily in the country where it is spoken; you study mineralogy best among miners; and so with everything else.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe