| 1869 - 804 Seiten
...first, and I gulp down the devil without looking at him. I always seek out what is good iu people, and leave what is bad to Him, who made mankind and knows how lo round off the angles" When her end approached, she thought it her highest glory to be called " the... | |
| 1891 - 660 Seiten
...without pretension through the world, and that gratifies men. I never act the moralist towards anyone, always seek out the good that is in them, and leave what is bad to Him who made mankind, and who knows best how to round off the angles. In this way I make myself happy and comfortable. ... I... | |
| Oakland (Calif.). First Unitarian Church. Ladies - 1891 - 108 Seiten
...buy hyacinths, for they would feed my soul. I always seek the good that is in people and leave the bad to Him who made mankind and knows how to round off the corners. —Goethe's Mother. The prosperity of a nation depends upon the health and morals of its citizens,... | |
| 1892 - 848 Seiten
...pass without pretension through the world, and that gratifies men. I never act the moralist towards any one, always seek out the good that is in them,...and leave what is bad to him who made mankind, and who knows best how to round off the angles. In this way I make myself happy and comfortable. ... I... | |
| 1893 - 106 Seiten
...hyacinths, for they would feed my soul. — Koran. I always seek the good that is in people and leave the bad to Him who made mankind and knows how to round off the corners. —Goethe's Mother. The prosperity of a nation depends upon the health and morals of its citizens,... | |
| Lettie Lavilla Burlingame - 1895 - 432 Seiten
...admired the words of Goethe's mother, "I always seek out the good there is in mankind, and leave the rest to him who made mankind, and knows how to round off the angles. " Yet it is a maxim to be applied only to moderate evils. How many people live to go chasing that worst... | |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1902 - 848 Seiten
...and old. I pass without pretension through the world, and that gratifies people. I never bemoralise any one — always seek out the good that is in them,...mankind and knows how to round off the angles. In this way I make myself happy and comfortable." Who does not recognise the son in those accents ? The... | |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1903 - 448 Seiten
...and old. I pass without pretension through the world, and that gratifies people. I never bemoralise any one — always seek out the good that is in them,...mankind and knows how to round off the angles. In this way I make myself happy and comfortable." Who does not recognise the son in those accents? The... | |
| Mabel Bartlett Peyton, Lucia Kinley - 1926 - 138 Seiten
...old. I pass without pretension through the world, and that gratifies men. I never bemoralize anyone, always seek out the good that is in them, and leave...mankind, and knows how to round off the angles. In this way I make myself happy and comfortable." Goethe adopted in his life his mother's favorite motto:... | |
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