An honest man you may form of windle-straws, but to make a rogue you must have grist. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER FormHonestyManYourself
Satisfied if they themselves can escape from the hard labour of thought, they willingly abandon to others the guardianship of their thoughts. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER AbandonmentEscapeHard WorkSatisfactionThinking
Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER AestheticDevelopmentFundamentalHarmonyIndividualSociety
It is not the mere station of life that stamps the value on us, but the manner in which we act our part. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER ActLifeOurselvesStationValue
On the mountains there is freedom! The world is perfect everywhere, Save where man comes with his torment. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER FreedomHimselfManMountainPerfectionSave
Far must thy researches go Wouldst thou learn the world to know; Thou must tempt the dark abyss Wouldst thou prove what Being is; Naught but firmness gains the prize, Naught but fullness makes us wise, Buried deep truth e’er lies. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER BuryLearningPrizeResearchTruthWisdom
He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER BestHimselfLiveTime
Forgiveness is the finding again of a lost possession. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER FindingForgivenessPerspectivePossession
The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER HimselfLaughterLosePoint
If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER ContentFindingPleasantSatisfaction
In a narrow circle the mind contracts. Man grows with his expanded needs. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER CircleGrowthHimselfManMindsetNeed
The future comes slowly, the present flies and the past stands still forever. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER FlyForeverFuturePastPresentSlowStand
What reason, like the careful ant, draws laboriously together, the wind of accident sometimes collects in a moment. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER AccidentCareCollectionDrawMomentsReason
What the inner voice says will not disappoint the hoping soul. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER DisappointmentHopeSoulVoice
Soon is the struggle past, and to the earth, To the eternal sun, I render back These atoms, joined in me for pain and pleasure. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER EarthForeverPastPleasureStruggle
The storm is master. Man, as a ball, is tossed twixt winds and billows. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER MasterStormWind
Arrow-swift the present sweepeth, and motionless forever stands the past. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER ForeverPastPresentStand
Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake it’s all on its honor. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER HonorNationWorth
Our safety is not in blindness, but in facing our dangers. FRIEDRICH SCHILLER BlindDangerousFaceOurselvesSafety
