Don't judge anyone harshly until you yourself have been through his experiences
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIf one doesn't know one's own country, one doesn't have standards for foreign countries.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheOne cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAs for solitude, I cannot understand how certain people seek to lay claim to intellectual stature, nobility of soul and strength of character, yet have not the slightest feeling for seclusion; for solitude, I maintain, when joined with a quiet contemplation of nature, a serene and conscious faith in creation and the Creator, and a few vexations from outside is the only school for a mind of lofty endowment.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe