"Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do." ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Topic(s): Great More From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united." "Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home." "I call architecture frozen music." More In Great "Never was anything great achieved without danger."― Niccolo Machiavelli "I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get near me and I didn’t have to talk to anybody because of my shyness. It was great. I was in my fantasy world."― Dorothy Hamill "There is a time for all things – except marriage, my dear."― Thomas Chatterton