"Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine."
"There are evil spirits who suddenly fix their abode in man's unguarded breast, causing us to commit devilish deeds, and then, hurrying back to their native hell, leave behind the stings of remorse in the poisoned bosom."
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Source: Friedrich Schiller (1981). “On the naive and sentimental in literature”
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