Geniality (Friedrich von Schiller Poems)
How does the genius make itself known? In the way that in nature Shows the Creator himself,—e'en in the infinite ...
How does the genius make itself known? In the way that in nature Shows the Creator himself,—e'en in the infinite ...
Tear forever the garland of Homer, and number the fathers Of the immortal work, that through all time will survive!Yet ...
Good from the good,—to the reason this is not hard of conception; But the genius has power good from ...
All that thou doest is right; but, friend, don't carry this precept On too far,—be content, all that is ...
If thou never hast gazed upon beauty in moments of sorrow, Thou canst with truth never boast that thou true ...
Man of virtue has need;-into life with boldness he plunges, Entering with fortune more sure into the hazardous strife;But to ...
Sure of the spring that warms them into birth,The golden seeds thou trustest to the earth;And dost thou doubt the ...
That which I learned from the Deity,— that which through lifetime hath helped me, Meekly ...
How can I know the best state? In the way that thou know'st the best woman; ...
Wouldst thou teach me the truth? Don't take the trouble! I wish not, Through thee, the thing to observe,—but ...
Thee would I choose as my teacher and friend. Thy living example Teaches me,—thy teaching word wakens ...
Which religion do I acknowledge? None that thou namest. "None that I name? And why so?"—Why, for ...
Stern as my conscience, thou seest the points wherein I'm deficient; Therefore I've always loved thee, as ...
Even the moral world its nobility boasts—vulgar natures Reckon by that which they do; noble, by that ...
What I had been without thee, I know not—yet, to my sorrow See I what, without thee, ...
Rightly said, Schlosser! Man loves what he has; what he has not, desireth; None but the wealthy minds love; poor ...
Ne'er does he taste the fruit of the tree that he raised with such trouble; Nothing but taste e'er enjoys ...
God alone sees the heart and therefore, since he alone sees it, Be it our care that ...
What thou thinkest, belongs to all; what thou feelest, is thine only. Wouldst thou make him thine own, feel ...
That is the only true secret, which in the presence of all men Lies, and surrounds thee ...
Do what is good, and humanity's godlike plant thou wilt nourish; Plan what is fair, and thou'lt ...
Man frames his judgment on reason; but woman on love founds her verdict;If her judgment loves not, woman already has ...
I can recognize only as such, the one that enables Each to think what is right,—but that he thinks so, ...
Deeper and bolder truths be careful, my friends, of avowing; For as soon as ye do all the ...
Lovely he looks, 'tis true, with the light of his torch now extinguished;But remember that death is not aesthetic, my ...
All, thou gentle one, lies embraced in thy kingdom; the graybeardBack to the days of his youth, childish and child-like, ...
Nowhere in the organic or sensitive world ever kindles Novelty, save in the flower, noblest creation of ...
Why are taste and genius so seldom met with united? Taste of strength is afraid,—genius despises the ...
Dearly I love a friend; yet a foe I may turn to my profit; Friends show me that which ...
Oh, how infinite, how unspeakably great, are the heavens! Yet by frivolity's hand downwards the heavens are ...
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