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My son, there's nothing insignificant, Nothing! But yet in every earthly thing First and most principal is place and time. (Friedrich Schiller)
Even the strongest minds cannot, with impunity, defy the prejudices of the age. View quote
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One people will we be, - a band of brothers; No danger, no distress shall sunder us. We will be freemen as our fathers were, And sooner welcome death than live as slaves. We will rely on God's almighty arm, And never quail before the power of man. View quote
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If thou canst not give pleasure to all by thy deeds and thy knowledge Give it then, unto the few; many to please is but in vain. View quote
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It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long. View quote
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Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing. View quote
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Not without a shudder may the human hand reach into the mysterious urn of destiny. View quote
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Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine. View quote
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It is easy to give advice from a port of safety. View quote
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Nothing leads to good that is not natural. View quote
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It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans. (Friedrich Schiller)
He who considers too much will perform little. View quote
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Mankind is made great or little by its own will. View quote
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Will it, and set to work briskly. View quote
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No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart. View quote
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Every true genius is bound to be naive. View quote
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It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases. View quote
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Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual. View quote
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The key to education is the experience of beauty. View quote
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Power is the most persuasive rhetoric. View quote
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Freedom can occur only through education. (Friedrich Schiller)
A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished. View quote
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Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom. View quote
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Honesty prospers in every condition of life. View quote
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Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him. View quote
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Friedrich Schiller

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Occupation: German Poet
Born: November 10, 1759
Died: May 9, 1805
Quotes count: 186
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