Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schillerwas a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life, Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with the already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. They frequently discussed issues concerning aesthetics, and Schiller encouraged Goethe to finish works he left as sketches. This relationship and these discussions led to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism. They also worked together on Xenien, a collection of...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth10 November 1759
CountryGermany
It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so.
He that is over-cautious will accomplish but very little.
The history of the world is the world's court of justice.
The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages.
The universe is one of God's thoughts.
Live with your century; but do not be its creature.
Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays.
The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world.
Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.
In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable to develop fully.
Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.
Without a home must the soldier go, a changeful wanderer, and can warm himself at no home-lit hearth.
He that is overcautious will accomplish little.
Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.