When the mechanic has to mend a watch he lets the wheels ru… - Friedrich Schiller

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When the mechanic has to mend a watch he lets the wheels run out; but the living watchworks of the state have to be repaired while they act, and a wheel has to be exchanged for another during its revolutions.

Friedrich Schiller

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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805), usually known as Friedrich Schiller, was a German poet, physician, historian, dramatist, and playwright.

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Native Name: Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

Alternative Names: Schillerean • Johann Christian Friedrich von Schiller • Johann C. F. Schiller • Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller • Schiller • Fridrikh Shiller • Fridrikh Shiler • F. Shiller • Frideriko Schiller • Joh. Christoph Friedrich von Schiller • Frederick Schiller • Hsi-le • Friedrich von Schiller

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De behoefte om welgevallig te zijn onderwerpt de machtige aan het fijnzinnige oordeel van de smaak; de lust kan hij stelen, maar de liefde moet een geschenk zijn.

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