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Friedrich Von Schiller
Germany
10 Nov 1759 // 9 May 1805
Poet / Philosopher / Dramatist / Historian
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On Youth:
Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you
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On Politics:
Votes should be weighed not counted
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On Utility:
Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance
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On Recompense:
To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine
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On Wisdom:
They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom
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On Love:
There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair
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On Chance:
There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny
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On World:
The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world
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On Rule:
Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair
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On Power:
Power is the most persuasive rhetoric
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Anger:
"For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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Friedrich Nietzsche
On Destiny:
"Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Francis Bacon
On Friendship:
"A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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