He who considers too much will perform little.

Quote by Friedrich Schiller

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Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

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...

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

Mankind is made great or little by its own will.

Mankind is made great or little by its own will.

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...

He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.

He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.

No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if...

No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if...

It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by...

It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by...

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...

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

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

It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of...

It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of...

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...

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...

Nothing leads to good that is not natural.

Nothing leads to good that is not natural.

Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.

Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.

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...

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

The will of man is his happiness.

The will of man is his happiness.

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

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