"One can be instructed in society, one..." - Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.
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“Vanity is a desire of personal glory, the wish to be appreciated, honoured, and run after, not because of one's personal qualities, merits, and achievements, but because of one's individual existence. At best, therefore, it is a frivolous beauty whim it befits.”
“Certain books seem to be written, not that we might learn from them, but in order that we might see how much the author knows.”
“What government is the best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.[Ger., Welche Regierung die beste sei? Diejenige die uns lehrt uns selbst zu regieren.]”