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"We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves." -
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Top 5 quotes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but is sure to repent of every ill-judged outlay."
"Everything in the world may be endured except continued prosperity."
"If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul."
"Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine."
"Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must."
Top 5 quotes from Truth & Lies
"One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground."
"Truth sits upon the lips of dying men."
"All malice has injustice at it's end, an end achieved by violence or by fraud; while both are sins that earn the hate of heaven, since fraud belongs exclusively to man, God hates it more and, therefore, far below, the fraudulent are placed and suffer most."
"Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit."
"I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs."
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