People are always talking about originality; but what do they mean? As soon as we are born, the world begins to work upon us; and this goes on to the end. And after all, what can we call our own, except energy, strength, and will? If I could give an account of all that I owe to great predecessors and contemporaries, there would be but a small balance in my favor.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIt's true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWhat chance gathers, she easily scatters. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheNature reacts not only to physical disease, but also to moral weakness; when the danger increases; she gives us greater courage
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe