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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Source
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