“Shared joy is double joy.”

Original: Geteilte Freude ist doppelte Freude. — Joy becomes greater when it is shared with others rather than kept to oneself. · Maxims and Reflections (German)

• Community
• Companionship
• Joy

“A person who has lived for a long time amid important circumstances will not encounter everything that can happen to a human being, but will encounter its equivalents.”

Original: Wer lange in bedeutenden Verhältnissen lebt, dem begegnet freilich nicht alles was dem Menschen begegnen kann; aber doch das Analoge, und vielleicht einiges was ohne Beispiel war. — Long experience cannot encompass everything, but it provides patterns by which unfamiliar events can be understood. · Wilhelm Meister’s Journeyman Years (German)

• Experience
• Life
• Understanding

“It takes considerable courage not to become disheartened in the world.”

Original: Es gehört viel Mut dazu, in der Welt nicht missmutig zu werden. — Goethe recognises resilience and good spirits as achievements requiring genuine courage. · Letter to Johann Daniel Salzmann, late June 1771 (German)

• Attitude
• Courage
• Endurance