Few are open to conviction, but the majority of men are open to persuasion
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWould you require a wretched being, whose life is slowly wasting under a lingering disease, to despatch himself at once by the stroke of a dagger? Does not the very disorder which consumes his strength deprive him of the courage to effect his deliverance?
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheA human being needs only a small plot of ground on which to be happy, and even less to lie beneath.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWe are forced to participate in the games of life before we can possibly learn how to use the options in the rules governing them.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe