Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
70 quotations
Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.
The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh.
The average estimate themselves by what they do, the above average by what they are.
Appearance rules the world.
It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.
The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.
Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.
Opposition always enflames the enthusiast, never converts him.
Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.
Measure not by the scale of perfection the meager product of reality.
Wise to resolve, patient to perform.
A noble heart will always capitulate to reason.
Yes great people are always subject to persecution and always getting into straits.
The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages.
Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.
To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine.
No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.
It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long.
I am better than my reputation.
To save all we must risk all.
It is wise to disclose what cannot be concealed.
Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.
The strong man is strongest when alone.
Great souls endure in silence.
What the inner voice says will not disappoint the hoping soul.