Not without a shudder may the human hand reach into the mysterious urn of destiny.

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...

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.

Appearance rules the world.

Appearance rules the world.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Freedom can occur only through education.

Freedom can occur only through education.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

He who considers too much will perform little.

He who considers too much will perform little.

Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.

Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.

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...

The universe is one of God's thoughts.

The universe is one of God's thoughts.

It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the...

It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the...

Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.

Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.

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...