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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Stern is the visage of necessity
If you do not dare to die you will never win life
The will of a man is his happiness
Yet tremble at the slow, silent power of time
The game of life looks cheerful when one carries a treasure safe in his heart
Art is difficult, transient is her reward
Satisfy a few to please many is bad
If you wish to know yourself observe how others act. If you wish to understand others look into your own heart
Common natures pay with what they do, noble ones with what they are
Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays
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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