Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being."	Ability, Help
"When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be."	Men, Reading
"Knowing is not enough; We must Apply. Willing is not enough; We must Do."	Knowledge, Wisdom
"Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live."	Honesty, Knowledge, Life
"Whatever you can do, or believe you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."	Age, Genius, Lies
"Nothing is more damaging to a new truth than an old error."	Age, Honesty, Truth
"We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden."	Change, Knowledge, Wisdom
"No one would talk much in society, if he knew how often he misunderstood others."	Miscellaneous
"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game."	Art, Men, Military
"It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but not for a serious-minded man to marry a lighthearted woman."	Art, Darkness, Light
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