F. C. S. Schiller Quotes

Time flies on restless pinions - constant never.

Let him that sows the serpent's teeth not hope to reap a joyous harvest. Every crime has, in the moment of its perpetration, its own avenging angel,--dark misgivings at the inmost heart.

A beautiful soul has no other merit than its own existence.

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.

What the inner voice says will not disappoint the hoping soul.

To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine.

Truth lives on in the midst of deception.

Modest humility is beauty's crown.

Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair.

I follow my heart, for I can trust it.

Triumphant capitalism has unleashed a powerful drive toward inequality, not improvement, in the social sphere.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Deep meaning lies often in childish play.

Eternity gives nothing back of what one leaves out of the minutes.

Accursed be he who plays with the devil.

The will of man is his happiness.

Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.

The strong man is strongest when alone.

Let no one despair, even though in the darkest night the last star of hope may disappear.

Illusion is brief, but repentance is long.

If you want to study yourself, look into the hearts of other people. If you want to study other people, look into your own heart.

how can a democratic discourse exist in a corporate owned informational system? Who, for example, possesses freedom of speech in such a society?

We can never replace a friend. When a man is fortunate enough to have several, he finds they are all different. No one has a double in friendship.

It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so.

Freedom can occur only through education.

Great souls suffer in silence.

When the wine goes in, strange things come out.

Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake its all on its honor.

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

O jealousy! thou magnifier of trifles.

The lemonade is weak, like your soul.

Even in a righteous cause force is a fearful thing.

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

He who neglects the present moment throws away all he has.

Every great mind seeks to labor for eternity. All men are captivated by immediate advantages; great minds alone are excited by the prospect of distant good.

Day's lustrous eyes grow heavy in sweet death.

It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long.

The key to education is the experience of beauty.

Whatever is not forbidden is permitted.

Wouldst thou know thyself, observe the actions of others. Wouldst thou other men know, look thou within thine own heart.

To rankling poison hast thou turned in me the milk of human kindness.

Pain is short, and joy is eternal.

It is easy to give advice from a port of safety.

The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages.

An axe at home saves hiring a carpenter.

Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.

Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

The greater part of humanity is too much harassed and fatigued by the struggle with want, to rally itself for a new and sterner struggle with error.