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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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
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
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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