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Man is an imitative creature.
Friedrich Schiller
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Friedrich Schiller
Age: 45 †
Born: 1759
Born: November 10
Died: 1805
Died: May 9
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It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long.
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Yet have I ever heard it said that spies and tale-bearers have done more mischief in this world than poisoned bowl or the assassin's dagger.
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It is well for a man when he has learned to endure what he cannot change, and to give up with dignity what he cannot retain.
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Youth covets let not this covetousness seduce you.
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Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.
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Don't let your heart depend on things That ornament life in a fleeting way! He who possesses, let him learn to lose, He who is fortunate, let him learn pain.
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A brave man hazards life, but not his conscience.
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Have Faith. Where'er thy bark is driven, - The calm's disport, the tempest's mirth, - Know this: God rules the hosts of heaven, The habitants of earth.
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Heaven and earth fight in vain against a dunce!
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