“Our passion are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.”
“How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive to do thy duty; then you shall know what is in thee.”
“Correction does much, but encouragement does more.”
“Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.”
“Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.”
“We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like.”