A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished.

Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) German poet, playwright, critic [Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller]
“On Grace and Dignity”, Aesthetical and Philosophical Essays


Alt trans.: "The enemy which only is overturned can rise up again, but the enemy reconciled is truly vanquished." Source.


 
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