Normally, people believe that, if they hear just words, that these words must lead to some thought.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIt is a maxim of wise government to treat people not as they should be but as they actually are.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheTo be sure, we have inherited abilities, but our development we owe to thousands of influences coming from the world around us from which we appropriate what we can and what is suitable to us.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe