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Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance.


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FRIEDRICH SCHILLER Great souls endure in silence.
FRIEDRICH SCHILLER There are three lessons I would write-
Three words, as with a burning pen,
In tracings of...
FRIEDRICH SCHILLER Man, one may say, was never in such a completely animal condition; but he has, on the other hand, ne...
FRIEDRICH SCHILLER Did you think the lion was sleeping because he didn't roar?
FRIEDRICH SCHILLER