Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

Quote by Friedrich Schiller

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Mankind is made great or little by its own will.

Mankind is made great or little by its own will.

The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the...

The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the...

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.

Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.

As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his...

As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his...

Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air.

Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air.

The universe is one of God's thoughts.

The universe is one of God's thoughts.

The greater part of humanity is too much harassed and fatigued by the struggle with...

The greater part of humanity is too much harassed and fatigued by the struggle with...

It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the...

It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the...

Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight...

Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight...

Not without a shudder may the human hand reach into the mysterious urn of destiny.

Not without a shudder may the human hand reach into the mysterious urn of destiny.

Freedom can occur only through education.

Freedom can occur only through education.

To save all we must risk all.

To save all we must risk all.

Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service...

Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service...

Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.

Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.

It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is...

It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is...

All things must; man is the only creature that wills.

All things must; man is the only creature that wills.

To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine.

To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine.

The key to education is the experience of beauty.

The key to education is the experience of beauty.

The strong man is strongest when alone.

The strong man is strongest when alone.