“Every true genius is bound to be naive.””
“Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.””
“Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.””
Friedrich SchillerJohann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a prominent German playwright, poet, philosopher, and historian, recognized as one of the foremost figures of classical German literature. Born in Marbach t...
“Live with your century, but do not be its creature.””
“Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.””
“It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons.””
“Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish play.””
“The voice of the majority is no proof of justice””
“There are three lessons I would write-Three words, as with a burning pen, In tracings of eternal light,Upon the heart of men.Have hope! though clouds environ round,And gladness hides her face in scorn,Put thou the shadow from thy brow,No night but hath its morn.Have love! not love alone for one, But man as man thy brother call,And scatter like the circling sun,Thy charities on all.””
“If you cannot please everyone with your deeds and your art, please a few. To please many is bad.””
“Man only plays when he is in the fullest sense of the word a human being, and he is only fully a human being when he plays””
“When the wine goes in, strange things come out.””
“The iron chain and the silken cord are both equally bonds.””
“Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.””
“Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air.””