Quote #98
As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
More from Friedrich von Schiller
- Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.
- Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.
- Appearance rules the world.
- Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.
- All things must; man is the only creature that wills.
- Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air.
- Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.
- Every true genius is bound to be naive.