Sorrow is brief but joy is endless

Quote by Friedrich Von Schiller

Topics: Joy Quotes, Sorrow Quotes

Against stupidity the very Gods themselves toil in vain.

Against stupidity the very Gods themselves toil in vain.

The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge...

The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge...

Genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity; a state of continuous prosperity...

Genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity; a state of continuous prosperity...

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God

Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God

They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.

They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Votes should be weighed, not counted

Votes should be weighed, not counted

Keep true to the dreams of your youth.

Keep true to the dreams of your youth.

One can give advice comfortably from a safe port.

One can give advice comfortably from a safe port.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs...

There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs...

It is easy to give advice from a port of safety.

It is easy to give advice from a port of safety.

A healthy nature needs no God or immortality

A healthy nature needs no God or immortality

Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.

Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.

Disappointments are to the soul what the thunder-storm is to the air.

Disappointments are to the soul what the thunder-storm is to the air.

Those who never philosophized until they met with disappointments, have mostly become disappointed philosophers

Those who never philosophized until they met with disappointments, have mostly become disappointed philosophers

One heartbreak is like a thousand lessons. Loving again is learning them.

One heartbreak is like a thousand lessons. Loving again is learning them.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you...

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you...