The two paths to virtue | Two are the paths, upon which mankind may seek virtue

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by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)

Translation © by Laura Stanfield Prichard

Die zwei Tugendwege

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Zwei sind der Wege, auf welchen der Mensch zur Tugend emporstrebt,
Schließt sich der eine dir zu, thut sich der andre dir auf.
Handelnd erringt der Glückliche sie, der Leidende duldend.
Wohl ihm, den sein Geschick liebend auf beiden geführt.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Friederich Schiller, Erster Theil, Leipzig, 1800, bey Siegfried Lebrecht Crusius, page 206.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Die zwei Tugendwege", written 1795 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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The two paths to virtue

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Two are the paths, upon which mankind may seek virtue,
Upon finding one barred, the other opens up to you.
He who is fortunate wins blessings by taking action, the Sufferer by endurance.
Good for him, whose Destiny seeks out both paths!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Die zwei Tugendwege", written 1795
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