#act

Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is but the semblance and mockery of activity. ↗

— William Godwin

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The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection. ↗

— William Godwin

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Character develops itself in the stream of life. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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