Friedrich von Schiller Quotes (17 quotations)
1. Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. (Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens) - Friedrich von Schiller
2. Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men. - Friedrich von Schiller
3. Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor. - Friedrich von Schiller
4. Every true genius is bound to be naive. - Friedrich von Schiller
5. For manipulation to be most effective, evidence of its presence should be nonexistent... It is essential, therefore, that people who are manipulated believe in the neutrality of their key social institutions. - Friedrich von Schiller
6. He who considers too much will perform little. - Friedrich von Schiller
7. He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times. - Friedrich von Schiller
8. It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so. - Friedrich von Schiller
9. It is base to filch a purse, daring to embezzle a million, but it is great beyond measure to steal a crown. The sin lessens as the guilt increases. - Friedrich von Schiller
10. Keep true to the dreams of thy youth. - Friedrich von Schiller
11. Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action. - Friedrich von Schiller
12. Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk into the dust the great name still lives. - Friedrich von Schiller
13. Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him. - Friedrich von Schiller
14. Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful. - Friedrich von Schiller
15. That which is so universal as death must be a benefit. - Friedrich von Schiller
16. There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny. - Friedrich von Schiller
17. Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing. - Friedrich von Schiller
2. Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men. - Friedrich von Schiller
3. Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor. - Friedrich von Schiller
4. Every true genius is bound to be naive. - Friedrich von Schiller
5. For manipulation to be most effective, evidence of its presence should be nonexistent... It is essential, therefore, that people who are manipulated believe in the neutrality of their key social institutions. - Friedrich von Schiller
6. He who considers too much will perform little. - Friedrich von Schiller
7. He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times. - Friedrich von Schiller
8. It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so. - Friedrich von Schiller
9. It is base to filch a purse, daring to embezzle a million, but it is great beyond measure to steal a crown. The sin lessens as the guilt increases. - Friedrich von Schiller
10. Keep true to the dreams of thy youth. - Friedrich von Schiller
11. Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action. - Friedrich von Schiller
12. Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk into the dust the great name still lives. - Friedrich von Schiller
13. Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him. - Friedrich von Schiller
14. Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful. - Friedrich von Schiller
15. That which is so universal as death must be a benefit. - Friedrich von Schiller
16. There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny. - Friedrich von Schiller
17. Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing. - Friedrich von Schiller
