Friedrich von Schiller Quotes on Ethics

10 quotes

Whatever is not forbidden is permitted.

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I have only an office here, and no opinion.

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Many a crown shines spotless now That yet was deeply sullied in the winning.

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Truth suffers no loss if a vehement youth fails in finding it, in the same way that virtue and religion suffer no detriment if a criminal denies them.

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A noble heart will always capitulate to reason.

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Nothing leads to good that is not natural.

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Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair.

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The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

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Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake its all on its honor.

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Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you.

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