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. – Friedrich Schiller
No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite. – Friedrich Schiller
Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men’s opinions of us, forms our true honor. – Friedrich Schiller
Not without a shudder may the human hand reach into the mysterious urn of destiny. – Friedrich Schiller
There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny. – Friedrich Schiller
A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished. – Friedrich Schiller