Who reflects too much will accomplish little.

Wer gar zu viel bedenkt, wird wenig leisten.

Friedrich Schiller

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Topic

Thinking vs. doing

Speaker

Wilhelm Tell

Author

Friedrich Schiller

Source

Wilhelm Tell

Medium

Play

Genre

Drama (play) Drama

Language

German

Time

1804 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. Wilhelm Tell [William Tell]. 17 Mar. 1804, Weimarer Hoftheatre (now Deutsche Nationaltheatre Weimar), Weimar, Germany, act 3, sc. 1.

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O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

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Topic
Consequences of lying Unintended consequences Lying

Author

Sir Walter Scott
Source
Marmion
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1808 1800s 19th century
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Citation

Scott, Walter, Sir. Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co./London: William Miller and John Murray, 1808, canto 6, st. 17.

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Climb every mountain,
Ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow,
'Til you find your dream.

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Following your dreams Taking risks
Speaker
Sister Margaretta
Actor
Anna Lee
Source
Climb Every Mountain The Sound of Music
Medium
Song Film
Genre
Musical (film) Drama (film) Musical Drama
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

"Climb Every Mountain." The Sound of Music. Directed by Robert Wise, performed by Peggy Wood, Argyle Enterprises, 1965.

Another quote originally in German

In revenge and in love woman is more barbarous than man.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil

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Nature of women Men and women

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
Beyond Good and Evil
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1886 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft [Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future]. Leipzig: C. G. Naumann, 1886, ch. 4, no. 134.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Beyond Good and Evil, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 4, no. 134.