The loss of a much-prized treasure is only half felt when we have not regarded its tenure as secure.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIf the mass of people hesitate to act, strike with swiftly and with boldness, the brave heart that understands and seizes opportunity can everything.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheSuperstition is the poetry of life. It is inherent in man's nature; and when we think it is wholly eradicated, it takes refuge in the strangest holes and corners, whence it peeps out all at once, as soon as it can do it with safety.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWe can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe