Hatred is a heavy burden. It sinks the heart deep in the breast, and lies like a tombstone on all joys.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAnd we went our separate ways without having understood each other. As in this world nobody understands the other easily.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheSuperstition is rooted in a much deeper and more sensitive layer of the psyche than skepticism.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheJust begin and the mind grows heated; continue, and the task will be completed!
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheEveryone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it's the same with that type of artistic activity as with all others: We are merely born with the capability to do it. The Skill to mold the material into what we want must be learned and attentively cultivated.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe