#elves

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#fully #know #learned #themselves

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#deceived #never #ourselves

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#govern #government #ourselves #teaches #us

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#ones #person #places #praise #themselves

Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#dependent #last #made #ourselves #upon

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

#important #language #listen #more #nature

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are. ↗

— Arthur Golden

#away #cannot #like #ourselves #really

Eating disorders can have serious medical and psychological consequences which, left unchecked, can kill. Parents should address this issue and ask their children to discuss how they feel about themselves. ↗

— Tipper Gore

#address #ask #children #consequences #discuss

Less than a year after loading the company up with debt, Romney and Bain gave themselves bonuses four times bigger than the $8 million they had put into the deal. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#bigger #company #deal #debt #four

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins. ↗

— Ulysses S. Grant

#battle #beaten #both #both sides #comes