A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

Quote by Friedrich Schiller

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Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our...

Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our...

The will of man is his happiness.

The will of man is his happiness.

Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.

Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

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

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

Live with your century; but do not be its creature.

Live with your century; but do not be its creature.

Appearance rules the world.

Appearance rules the world.

That which is so universal as death must be a benefit.

That which is so universal as death must be a benefit.

Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

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.

Will it, and set to work briskly.

Will it, and set to work briskly.

There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair.

There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair.

The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh.

The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh.

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

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

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

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

He who considers too much will perform little.

He who considers too much will perform little.

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...

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.

Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.