The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheA flippant, frivolous man may ridicule others, may controvert them, scorn them; but he who has any respect for himself seems to have renounced the right of thinking meanly of others.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThou art in the end what thou art. Put on wigs with millions of curls, set thy foot upon ell-high rocks. Thou abidest ever--what thou art.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheOne ought, everyday, to hear a song, read a fine poem, and, if possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe