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

Quote by Friedrich Schiller

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

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

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

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

Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.

Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.

The universe is one of God's thoughts.

The universe is one of God's thoughts.

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.

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...

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.

Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the...

Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the...

The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the...

The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the...

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake its all on its honor.

Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake its all on its honor.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

Great souls suffer in silence.

Great souls suffer in silence.

Mankind is made great or little by its own will.

Mankind is made great or little by its own will.

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

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

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

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

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

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

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

Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

He who considers too much will perform little.

He who considers too much will perform little.