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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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
Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change
Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate
Freedom can occur only through education
Art is the daughter of freedom
Appearance rules the world
All things must; man is the only creature that wills
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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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