Modest humility is beauty's crown. Friedrich Schiller More Quotes by Friedrich Schiller More Quotes From Friedrich Schiller The Moor has done his work, the Moor may go. Friedrich Schiller done work may Even in a righteous cause force is a fearful thing. Friedrich Schiller righteous force causes Stern is the visage of necessity. Friedrich Schiller Man is created free, and is free, even though born in chains. Friedrich Schiller born freedom men The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge of some mechanical duty. Friedrich Schiller discharge duty happiness History, insofar as it accustoms human beings to comprehend the whole of the past and to hasten forward with its conclusions into the far future, conceals the boundaries of birth and death, which enclose the life of the human being so narrowly and oppressively, and with a kind of optical illusion, expands his short existence into endless space, leading the individual imperceptibly over into humanity. Friedrich Schiller space history past We are citizens of an age, as well as of a State; and if it is held to be unseemly, or even inadmissible, for a man to cut himself off from the customs and manners of the circle in which he lives, why should it be less of a duty, in the choice of his activity, to submit his decision to the needs and the taste of his century? Friedrich Schiller circles cutting men I have enjoyed the happiness of the world; I have loved. Friedrich Schiller love romantic world Obedience decks the Christian most. Friedrich Schiller deck obedience christian To live is to dream, and to dream pleasantly is to be wise. Friedrich Schiller wise dream inspirational Without a home must the soldier go, a changeful wanderer, and can warm himself at no home-lit hearth. Friedrich Schiller lit soldier home It would be necessary that they should be already sages to love wisdom... Friedrich Schiller wisdom wise love The brave person thinks of himself last of all. Friedrich Schiller brave-person lasts thinking The zeal of friends it is that razes me, And not the hate of enemies. Friedrich Schiller zeal hate enemy Yet have I ever heard it said that spies and tale-bearers have done more mischief in this world than poisoned bowl or the assassin's dagger. Friedrich Schiller spy done world Time is a blooming field: nature is ever teeming with life: and all is seed, and all is fruit. Friedrich Schiller blooming fields time The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages. Friedrich Schiller power literature world Men show no mercy and expect no mercy, when honor calls, or when they fight for their idols or their gods. Friedrich Schiller fighting idols men O the eye's light is a noble gift of Heaven! All beings live from light, each fair created thing; the very plants turn with a joyful transport to the light. Friedrich Schiller light eye heaven Seraphs share with thee Knowledge; but Art, O Man, is thine alone! Friedrich Schiller share men art
