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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Opposition embitters the enthusiast but never converts him
We are too prone to find fault; let us look for some of the perfections
Time consecrates; and what is gray with age becomes religion
The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge of some mechanical duty
That which is so universal as death must be a benefit
Still thou knowest that in the ardor of pursuit men lose sight of the goal from which they start
Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk into the dust the great name still lives
Man is an imitative creature, and whoever is foremost leads the herd
Let us not despair too soon, my friend. Men's words are even bolder than their deeds; and many a one who now appears resolute to meet every extremity with eager zeal, will on a sudden find in their breast a heart which he wot not of
It is base to filch a purse, daring to embezzle a million, but it is great beyond measure to steal a crown. The sin lessens as the guilt increases
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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