The soul-stirring image of death is no bugbear to the sage, and is looked on without despair by … - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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When writing a novel, I'm not smart enough to know how to foreshadow something if I don't know what it is.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The soul-stirring image of death is no bugbear to the sage, and is looked on without despair by the pious. It teaches the former to live, and it strengthens the hopes of the latter in salvation in the midst of distress. Death is new life to both.

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The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

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If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.

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I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. . . . In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.

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