Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
70 quotations
Speech is always bolder than action.
He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.
Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.
Think with awe on the slow and quiet power of time.
He that is over -- cautious will accomplish little.
Truth lives on in the midst of deception.
Even the weak become strong when they are united.
The universe is one of God's thoughts.
In a narrow circle the mind grows narrow. The more one expands, the larger their aims.
A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.
All things must; man is the only creature that wills.
The will of man is his happiness.
Will it, and set to work briskly.
They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.
Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you.
He who considers too much will perform little.
Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.
He cannot complain of a hard sentence, who is made master of his own fate.
The brave person thinks of themselves last of all.
This is the curse of an evil deed, that it incites and must bring forth more evil.