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

Quote by Friedrich Schiller

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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...

Freedom can occur only through education.

Freedom can occur only through education.

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

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.

Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.

Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.

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...

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

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

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

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.

The universe is one of God's thoughts.

The universe is one of God's thoughts.

Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

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

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

A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished.

A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished.

Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

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...

Votes should be weighed not counted.

Votes should be weighed not counted.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.

Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.

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...