"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

"Know thyself? If I knew myself, I'd run away."

Goethe (1749–1832)

"Ich kenne mich auch nicht und Gott soll mich auch davor behüten.
I do not know myself and God forbid that I should."

Goethe (1749–1832)

"The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely."

Carl Jung (1875–1961)

"A man can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days."

Goethe (1749–1832)