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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Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing
Man is created free, and is free, even though born in chains
The man who fears nothing is not less powerful than he who is feared by every one
It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons
Brief is sorrow, and endless is joy
Day follows on the murkiest night, and, when the time comes, the latest fruits will ripen
Man must have some fears, hopes, and cares, for the coming morrow
Life is not the supreme good, but the supreme evil is to realize one's guilt
All the arts of pleasure grow when suckled by freedom
Strange customs do not thrive in foreign soil
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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."
Essays
Essays