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1. Whoever plays life will achieve nothing; whoever cannot master himself will always be a slave. ——Goethe

2. Everything that makes people happy often becomes the source of their misfortune. ——"The Sorrows of Young Werther"

3. If you want to criticize and point out the surrounding scenery, you must first climb on the roof. ——"Poetry of Proverbs"

4. If people were not so stubborn, were not so persistent in recalling the misfortunes of the past, and would consider more how to deal with the current situation calmly, then people's suffering would be It will be much smaller. ——"The Sorrows of Young Werther"

5. If you want to love your own value, you have to create value for the world. ——Goethe

6. Nothing can best reveal a person’s character than what he laughs at. ——Goethe

7. Neither wise men nor fools are harmful, but the most dangerous thing is a mixture of wisdom and foolishness. ——Goethe

8. What cannot be done today will not be done well tomorrow. Don't let a day go by in vain. You must make up your mind to grab what is possible and hold it tightly. If you are determined, you will not let it escape, and you must implement it. ——"Faust"

9. It is a kind of nature to tell others about oneself; therefore, it is a kind of education to take seriously what others tell you about themselves. ——Goethe

10. Knowledge alone is not enough, you must also apply it; desire alone is not enough, you must also act. ——Goethe