Solitude has a healing consoler, friend, companion: it is work. Berthold Auerbach More Quotes by Berthold Auerbach More Quotes From Berthold Auerbach Years teach us more than books. Berthold Auerbach wisdominspirationallife If you sound great in the practice room, you're practicing the wrong thing. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Berthold Auerbach dustsoulpractice To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art. Berthold Auerbach valormoneyart The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work. Berthold Auerbach new-workartistlittles In Nature there is no dirt, everything is in the right condition; the swamp and the worm, as well as the grass and the bird,-all is there for itself. Berthold Auerbach swampsnaturebird Only he is free who cultivates his own thoughts and strives without fear to do justice to them. Berthold Auerbach strivefearjustice Of all afflictions, the worst is self contempt. Berthold Auerbach loving-yourselflove-yourselfacceptance When you have discovered a stain in yourself, you eagerly seek for and gladly find stains in others. Berthold Auerbach stainscharacter Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations. Berthold Auerbach self-improvementprogressinspirational What will people say-in these words lies the tyranny of the world, the whole destruction of our natural disposition, the oblique vision of our minds. These four words hold sway everywhere. Berthold Auerbach mindlyingpeople Gratitude is a soil on which joy thrives. Berthold Auerbach soilgratitudejoy The world is the same everywhere. Berthold Auerbach workworld To harbor hatred and animosity in the soul makes one irritable, gloomy, and prematurely old. Berthold Auerbach harborshatredsoul We hear the rain fall, but not the snow. Bitter grief is loud, calm grief is silent. Berthold Auerbach griefrainfall Imagination is the mightiest despot. Berthold Auerbach despotsimagination I have been young and am now old, and have not yet known an untruthful man to come to a good end. Berthold Auerbach corruptionendsmen The best and simplest cosmetic for women is constant gentleness and sympathy for the noblest interests of her fellow-creatures. This preserves and gives to her features an indelibly gay, fresh, and agreeable expression. If women would but realize that harshness makes them ugly, it would prove the best means of conversion. Berthold Auerbach gayexpressionmean What is all our knowledge worth? We do not even know what the weather will be tomorrow. Berthold Auerbach tomorrowweatherknowledge Being alone when one's belief is firm, is not to be alone. Berthold Auerbach firmbelief Weak men are easily put out of humor. Oil freezes quicker than water. Berthold Auerbach weak-manangermen
