"It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united." ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Topic(s): Good More From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "What is important in life is life, and not the result of life." "We cannot fashion our children after our desires, we must have them and love them as God has given them to us." "We can’t form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us." More In Good "Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands."― Anne Frank "Oh, give us the man who sings at his work."― Thomas Carlyle "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week."― George S. Patton