Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller quotes and words of wisdom

"Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men"s opinions of us, forms our true honor."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men."
Found in the topic Art.

"Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily."
Found in the topic Patience.

"He who considers too much will perform little."
Found in the topic Deeds.

"It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the ideas as they pour in."
Found in the topic Creative.

"He that is overcautious will accomplish little."
Found in the topic Achievement.

"There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny."
Found in the topic Accidents.

"Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart."
Found in the topic Beauty.

"A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished."
Found in the topic Endure.

"Great souls suffer in silence."
Found in the topic Sick.

"One can advise comfortably from a safe port."
Found in the topic Advice.

"It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases."
Found in the topic Law.

"Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful."
Found in the topic Peace.

"Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing."
Found in the topic Adventure.

"Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain."
Found in the topic Stupidity.

"Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air."
Found in the topic Disappointment.

Interesting Quotes

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determines the end.Harry Emerson Fosdick - US clergyman (1878 - 1969)

You are not superior just because you see the world in an odious light.Vicomte de Chateaubriand - French author & politician (1768 - 1848)