Friedrich Schiller : (5) " Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance. " - Friedrich Schiller " Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate. " - Friedrich Schiller " It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the ideas as they pour in. " - Friedrich Schiller " As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe. " - Friedrich Schiller " Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair. " - Friedrich Schiller