Genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity; a state of continuous prosperity may easily prove a quick sand to virtue

Quote by Friedrich Von Schiller

Topics: Morality Quotes, Prosperity Quotes, Virtue Quotes

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

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

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...

One can give advice comfortably from a safe port.

One can give advice comfortably from a safe port.

Keep true to the dreams of your youth.

Keep true to the dreams of your youth.

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

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

Sorrow is brief but joy is endless

Sorrow is brief but joy is endless

No greater grief than to remember days of gladness when sorrow is at hand

No greater grief than to remember days of gladness when sorrow is at hand

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

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

Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.

Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

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...

The zeal of friends it is that knocks me down, and not the hate of...

The zeal of friends it is that knocks me down, and not the hate of...

Votes should be weighed, not counted

Votes should be weighed, not counted

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 toil in vain.

Against stupidity the very Gods themselves toil in vain.

Historians are prophets with their face turned backward.

Historians are prophets with their face turned backward.

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

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

We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.

We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.

Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are...

Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are...

You are beautiful when you are happy.

You are beautiful when you are happy.

Truth has nothing to do with the number of people it convinces.

Truth has nothing to do with the number of people it convinces.