You are not loved when you are lovely, but when you are loved you are found to be lovely. Ludwig Borne More Quotes by Ludwig Borne More Quotes From Ludwig Borne Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth. Ludwig Borne sunset truth life Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth. Ludwig Borne delusion wiser Ministers fall like buttered slices of bread: usually on their good side. Ludwig Borne sarcasm sarcastic fall To be original you must listen to the voice of your heart rather than the clamor of the world - and have the courage to teach publicly what you have learned. The source of all genius is sincerity; men would be wiser if they were more moral. Ludwig Borne voice heart men The secret of power is the knowledge that others are more cowardly than you are. Ludwig Borne cowardly secret advice Women are most adorable when they are afraid; that's why they frighten so easily. Ludwig Borne most-adorable adorable women Governments are the sails, the people the wind, the country is the ship and time is the sea. Ludwig Borne government wind country Because I was born a slave, I love liberty more than you. Ludwig Borne slave born liberty Only the suppressed word is dangerous. Ludwig Borne first-amendment censorship inspirational History teaches us virtue, but nature never ceases to teachh us vice. Ludwig Borne sarcasm vices funny The difference between Liberty and liberties is as great as God and gods. Ludwig Borne differences liberty Nothing endures except change; nothing is constant except death. Every heartbeat wounds us, and life would be an eternal bleeding to death, were it not for literature. It grants us what nature does not: a golden time that doesn't rust, a springtime that never wilts, cloudless happiness and eternal youth. [my translation] Ludwig Borne rust would-be doe The most dangerous person is the fearful; he is the most to be feared. Ludwig Borne fearful dangerous fear Nothing is lasting but change; nothing perpetual but death. Ludwig Borne perpetual lasting change Nought endures but change. Ludwig Borne endure change If you must hate, if hatred is the leaven of your life, which alone can give flavor, then hate what should be hated: falsehood, violence, selfishness. Ludwig Borne hate hatred giving Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy. Ludwig Borne cannot destroy only competition If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little. Ludwig Borne little too-much age natural
