"If thou wouldst hear what seemly is..." - Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
If thou wouldst hear what seemly is and fit, inquire of noble woman; they can tell, who in life's common usage hold their place by graceful deed and aptly chosen word.
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“Our foibles are really what make us lovable.”
“Woe to falsehood! it affords no relief to the breast, like truth; it gives us no comfort, pains him who forges it, and like an arrow directed by a god flies back and wounds the archer.”
“Man cannot persist long in a conscious state, he must throw himself back into the unconscious, for his root lives there.”
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“I understand that fear is my friend, but not always. Never turn your back on Fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that might have to be killed. My father taught me that, along with a few other things that have kept my life interesting.”
“Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.”
“Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.”
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“Ritie, don't worry 'cause you ain't pretty. Plenty pretty women I seen digging ditches or worse. You smart. I swear to God, I rather you have a good mind than a cute behind.”
“Men accept compliments much better than women do. Example: "Mitch, you look great." Mitch: "Thanks." On the other side: "Ruth, you look great." Ruth: "I do? Must be the lighting."”
“She 's no chicken; she 's on the wrong side of thirty, if she be a day.”