All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheA resolution that is communicated is no longer within thy power; thy attentions become now the plaything of chance; he who would have his commands certainly carried out must take man by surprise.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheEverything that frees our spirit without giving us control of ourselves is ruinous.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheNine requisites for contented living: Health enough to make work a pleasure. Wealth enough to support your needs. Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them. Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them. Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished. Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor. Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others. Faith enough to make real the things of God. Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe