Against stupidity the very Gods themselves toil in vain.

Quote by Friedrich Von Schiller

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Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.

Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.

Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Disappointments are to the soul what the thunder-storm is to the air

Disappointments are to the soul what the thunder-storm is to the air

Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God

Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God

A healthy nature needs no God or immortality

A healthy nature needs no God or immortality

They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.

They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Disappointments are to the soul what the thunder-storm is to the air.

Disappointments are to the soul what the thunder-storm is to the air.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge...

The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge...

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

It is easy to give advice from a port of safety.

It is easy to give advice from a port of safety.

There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs...

There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs...

Votes should be weighed, not counted

Votes should be weighed, not counted

Sorrow is brief but joy is endless

Sorrow is brief but joy is endless

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to...

Of joys departed, not to return, how painful the remembrance

Of joys departed, not to return, how painful the remembrance

Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin.

Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin.