I wish the stage were as narrow as the wire of a tighrope dancer so that no incompetent would dare step upon it.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheConfronted by outstanding merit, there is no way of saving one's ego except by love
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheA vain man can never be altogether rude. Desirous as he is of pleasing, he fashions his manners after those of others.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe