Quote by Friedrich von Schiller

Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you.

Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you.

Summary

This quote warns against the alluring temptation of desire that often drives youth. It advises against allowing the intense desire for material possessions or experiences to lead one astray from noble values or moral virtues. Rather than succumbing to the seductive allure of covetousness, the quote encourages young individuals to exercise restraint, contentment, and focus on more meaningful pursuits that align with personal growth and integrity.

Topics

By Friedrich von Schiller

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The human imagination... has great difficulty in living stri

The human imagination... has great difficulty in living strictly within the confines of a materialist practice or philosophy. It dreams, like a dog in its basket, of hares in the open.

In my case, I pay a standard premium to participate in the F

In my case, I pay a standard premium to participate in the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Plan for my wife and myself out of each month's paycheck.

Time, Eddie had decided during this period, was in large par

Time, Eddie had decided during this period, was in large part created by external events. When a lot of interesting shit was happening, time seemed to go by fast. If you got stuck with nothing but the usual boring shit, it slowed down. And when everything stopped happening, time apparently quit altogether. Just packed up and went to Coney Island. Weird but true.

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling t

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.

I am a better mother for having something in my life and not

I am a better mother for having something in my life and not just my children.

Katherine Heigl

I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they c

I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships.

I'm hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every

I'm hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That's what this world is about. You look at someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that's from being bright all the time, and trying to be brighter.

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arri

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.

People need not fear the unknown if they have a capable of a

People need not fear the unknown if they have a capable of achieving what they need and what

Fear Ambition Inspiration

Comrades! We must abolish the cult of the individual decisiv

Comrades! We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all.

Nikita Khrushchev

You are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of

You are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this State of Pakistan.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which s

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.