"Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine."
"Wouldst thou wisely, and with pleasure, Pass the days of life's short measure, From the slow one counsel take, But a tool of him ne'er make; Ne'er as friend the swift one know, Nor the constant one as foe."
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Source: Friedrich Schiller (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Schiller (Illustrated)”, p.298, Delphi Classics
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