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From the Beautiful to the Sublime: On Schiller's "The Guides of Life"

From the Beautiful to the Sublime: On Schiller's "The Guides of Life"

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May 20, 2022
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From the Beautiful to the Sublime: On Schiller's "The Guides of Life"
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Two kinds of genius may escort you throughout life.
True Goodness falls on him who lets them lead as one.
Beauty enlivens and makes brief the winding road;
Duty and fate grow lighter with her by your side—
She leads with gracefulness and laughter to the edge.
And there, mortality waits by eternal seas.
There, you’ll discover the Sublime—daring and grave.
Never…

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