Quote #137
There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
More from Friedrich von Schiller
- The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages.
- There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair.
- The will of man is his happiness.
- To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine.
- The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.
- Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.
- The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world.
- Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance.