17 Quotes & Sayings By Friedrich Von Schiller

Friedrich von Schiller was born in Marbach, Germany, on May 31, 1759. He was educated at the universities of Jena and Göttingen. He became a member of the Göttingen Academy in 1783. Schiller received an appointment to the Prussian court in 1787 Read more

He joined the Jacobin Club during the French Revolution, but he also wrote plays that were attacked by revolutionaries as aristocratic. In 1802 he went to Weimar, where he became acquainted with Goethe, who greatly influenced his work The Robbers (1804). Schiller's plays include Wallenstein's Camp (in collaboration with August von Kotzebue, 1805), William Tell (in collaboration with Peter von Cornelius, 1804), The Bride of Messina (in collaboration with Friedrich Klinger, 1814), The Robbers (1819), Don Carlos (in collaboration with Kotzebue and Klinger, 1845), and William Tell Again (1847) .

His major works include The Maid of Orleans (1790), Mary Stuart (1794), Don Carlos (1796), William Tell Again (1847) , and Tiefland (1803). Schiller died on July 27, 1805.

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He that is overcautious will accomplish little. Friedrich Von Schiller
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Art is difficult transient is her reward. Friedrich Von Schiller
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Disappointments are to the soul what a thunder-storm is to the air. Friedrich Von Schiller
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With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain. Friedrich Von Schiller
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The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life. Friedrich Von Schiller
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The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages. Friedrich Von Schiller
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The will of man is his happiness. Friedrich Von Schiller
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The world's history is constant like the laws of nature and simple like the souls of men. The same conditions continually produce the same results. Friedrich Von Schiller
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Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain. Friedrich Von Schiller
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O jealousy! thou magnifier of trifles. Friedrich Von Schiller
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His saying was: live and let live. Friedrich Von Schiller
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I am better than my reputation. Friedrich Von Schiller
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The finer impulse of our nature. Friedrich Von Schiller
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Honor women! they entwine and weave heavenly roses in our earthly life. Friedrich Von Schiller
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Keep true to the dreams of thy youth. Friedrich Von Schiller