If thou canst not give pleasure to all by thy deeds and thy… - Friedrich Schiller

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If thou canst not give pleasure to all by thy deeds and thy knowledge Give it then, unto the few; many to please is but in vain.

Friedrich Schiller

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About Friedrich Schiller

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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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.

Scarce thine eye can ope and close
Ere life’s dying sunset glows;
Sinking sudden from its pride
Into death — the Lethe tide.

Man kann den Menschen nicht verwehren, Zu denken, was sie wollen.

If thou canst not give pleasure to all by thy deeds and thy knowledge Give it then, unto the few; many to please is but in vain. - Friedrich Schiller

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