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Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.
Friedrich Schiller
Opposition
Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake its all on its honor.
Friedrich Schiller
Honor
Nation
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.
Friedrich Schiller
Error
Humanity
Struggle
Want
Not without a shudder may the human hand reach into the mysterious urn of destiny.
Friedrich Schiller
Destiny
May
The will of man is his happiness.
Friedrich Schiller
Happiness
Man
Will
Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.
Friedrich Schiller
Beauty
Freedom
Grace
Influence
The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages.
Friedrich Schiller
Consideration
World
There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.
Friedrich Schiller
Accident
Chance
Destiny
They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.
Friedrich Schiller
Love
Wisdom
Order
To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine.
Friedrich Schiller
Fighting
Gain
To save all we must risk all.
Friedrich Schiller
Risk
Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance.
Friedrich Schiller
Age
Service
Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.
Friedrich Schiller
Hope
Nothing
Will it, and set to work briskly.
Friedrich Schiller
Work
Will
With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.
Friedrich Schiller
Gods
Struggle
Stupidity