Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

Quote by Friedrich Schiller

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I am better than my reputation.

I am better than my reputation.

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.

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...

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.

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...

Appearance rules the world.

Appearance rules the world.

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

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

Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.

Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.

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 history of the world is the world's court of justice.

The history of the world is the world's court of justice.

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

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

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...

In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable...

In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable...

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.

Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.

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

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

Nothing leads to good that is not natural.

Nothing leads to good that is not natural.