When the ship does not yield to the rudder, it yields to the rock. Anatole France (1844 – 1924)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote – “What is the true test of character…”
What is the true test of character, unless it be its progressive development in the bustle and turmoil, in the action and reaction of daily life? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
Anatole France Quote – “One believes what…”
One believes what one wishes to believe. Anatole France (1844 – 1924)
James Anthony Froude Quote – “Fear is the parent of cruelty.”
Fear is the parent of cruelty. James Anthony Froude (1818 – 1894)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote – “We are accustomed to see men scorn…”
We are accustomed to see men scorn what they do not understand, and snarl at the good and the beautiful because it lies beyond their sympathies. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote – “Beware of dissipating your powers…”
Beware of dissipating your powers; strive constantly to concentrate them. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
Nathaniel Hawthorne Quote – “Most people are so constituted…”
Most people are so constituted that they can only be virtuous in a certain routine; an irregular course of life demoralizes them. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864)
Nathaniel Hawthorne Quote – “No man can, for any considerable time…”
No man can, for any considerable time, wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which is the true one. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864)
Nathaniel Hawthorne Quote – “We are but shadows…”
We are but shadows: we are not endowed with real life, and all that seems most real about us is but the thinnest substance of a dream — till the heart be touched. That touch creates us — then we begin to be — thereby we are beings of reality and inheritors of eternity. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote – “Man is never deceived…”
Man is never deceived; he deceives himself. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
