Friedrich Schiller

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Biography : German poet and philosopher.
Born: 1759 - Died: 1805
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
Germany

Germany

Friedrich Schiller - Quotes

Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.
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No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.
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heart

Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.
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Keep true to the dreams of your youth.
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Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on its delight is murder, and its end is despair.
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There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair.
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It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.
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truth

Every true genius is bound to be naive.
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genius

Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.
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art

Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.
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time

Mankind is made great or little by its own will.
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The key to education is the experience of beauty.
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Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.
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That which is so universal as death must be a benefit.
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death

Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.
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They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.
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wisdom

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.
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In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable to develop fully.
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Freedom can occur only through education.
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freedom

Will it, and set to work briskly.
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To save all we must dare all.
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to dare

Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance.
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