Superstition is rooted in a much deeper and more sensitive layer of the psyche than skepticism.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheSay what you will of fortitude, but show me the man who can patiently endure the laughter of fools when they have obtained an advantage over him. 'Tis only when their nonsense is without foundation that one can suffer it without complaint.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThere is no outward sign of true courtesy that does not rest on a deep moral foundation.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheLet no one be like another, yet everyone like the highest. How is this done? Be each one perfect in himself.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe