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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Alas! When duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away
Freedom is only in the land of dreams. And the beautiful only blooms in song
Eternity gives nothing back of what one leaves out of the minutes
The world's history is the world's judgment
I know that oft we tremble at an empty terror, but the false phantasm brings a real misery
Wine tells nothing, it only tattles
The worst of me is known, and I can say that I am better than the reputation I bear
The dream is short, repentance long
The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life
Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men
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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