Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays.

Quote by Friedrich Schiller

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To save all we must risk all.

To save all we must risk all.

A noble heart will always capitulate to reason.

A noble heart will always capitulate to reason.

Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.

Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.

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

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

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.

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

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.

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

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

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

Will it, and set to work briskly.

Will it, and set to work briskly.

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...

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

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

The strong man is strongest when alone.

The strong man is strongest when alone.

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

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

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.

It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long.

It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long.

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.

Nothing leads to good that is not natural.

Nothing leads to good that is not natural.

Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has...

Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has...