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Wilhelm von Humboldt Quotes
Brief author info: Wilhelm von Humboldt (1769-1859) German explorer and scientist.
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A man must seek his happiness and inward peace from objects which cannot be taken away from him.
To judge a man means nothing more than to ask: What content does he give to the form of humanity? What concept should we have of humanity if he were its only representative?
Besides the pleasure derived from acquired knowledge, there lurks in the mind of man, and tinged with a shade of sadness, an unsatisfactory longing for something beyond the present, a striving towards regions yet unknown and unopened.
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Violence Quote
Violence never settles anything right: apart from injuring your own soul, it injures the best cause. It lingers on long after the object of hate has disappeared from the scene to plague the lives of those who have employed it against their foes.
Friendship Quote
Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.
Wisdom Quote
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
Wise Quote
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Life Quote
The most important thing is to enjoy your life-to be happy-it's all that matters.
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