Friedrich Von Schiller
Germany
10 Nov 1759 // 9 May 1805
Poet / Philosopher / Dramatist / Historian
10 Nov 1759 // 9 May 1805
Poet / Philosopher / Dramatist / Historian
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Mankind is made great or little by its own will
Live with your century; but do not be its creature
Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action
Keep true to the dreams of your youth
It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long
It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the ideas as they pour in
It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so
In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable to develop fully
Honesty prospers in every condition of life
He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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Essays