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Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow. -Goethe.

If you treat a man as he is, he will remain as he is; if you treat him as he ought to be and could be, he will become as he ought to be and could be.

Whatever you do, or dream, begin it now.. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.

Knowing is not enough; We must Apply. Willing is not enough; We must Do.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

Choose well. Your choice is brief, and yet endless.

Behaviour is a mirror in which everyone shows his image.

Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.

Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life.

All the knowledge I possess everyone can acquire, but my heart is all my own. -Goethe.

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth, invariably deceives himself. Each ten years of a man's life has its own fortunes, its own hopes, its own desires.

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.

My poor head is in such a whirl, my mind is all in bits.

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

On all the peaks lies peace.

What have they done to you my poor child?

Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

More light!