"It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he puts forward…" — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

If you want to be loved, be lovable

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be

Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love

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