Friedrich Schiller

"He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich."

"Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain."

"The true art of the commander is to take as much rest and leisure as possible."

"Life is only worth living if we have someone to live for."

"Man can be contented with every situation in which he is placed, if he has hope."

"The capability of noble souls is almost limitless."

"All that we suffer comes to us as teachers."

"Courage is the height of human nature."

"Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing."

"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."

"Freedom exists only with power."

"Art is the daughter of freedom."

"Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in the truth that is taught by life."

"The world respects art but rewards only success."

"In all thy getting, get understanding."

"Bloom where you are planted."

"Music is the melody whose text is the world."

"One should as a ruler of men, endeavor to remove dissension."

"It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons."

"To be useful to the world is the only way to be happy."

"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

"When the flower is dying, the fruit begins to appear."

"Only the nobler natures can grasp a truth that is unveiled."

"He who thinks too much about himself is much alone."

"The great and golden rule is that for every kind of service, the servant shall be paid."

"Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart."

"What we call fate does not come into the world from without, into his life; it emerges from within him."

"True virtue consists in feeling as we ought."

"Age does not make us childish, as some say; it only finds us true children still."

"Without music, life would be an error."