6 Friedrich von Schiller Quotes on Action

Friedrich von Schiller quotes on action

13. Virtue is no empty echo.

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68. The empire of Saturnus is gone by; Lord of the secret birth of things is he; Within the lap of earth, and in the depths Of the imagination dominates; And his are all things that eschew the light. The time is o'er of brooding and contrivance, For Jupiter, the lustrous, lordeth now, And the dark work, complete of preparation, He draws by force into the realm of light. Now must we hasten on to action, ere The scheme, and most auspicious positure Parts o'er my head, and takes once more its flight, For the heaven's journey still, and adjourn not.

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78. Who reflects too much will accomplish little.

108. He who considers too much will perform little.

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119. Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.

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144. Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.

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