Friedrich Schiller Top 10 Quotes


10

Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.

Friedrich Schiller (Wilhelm Tell, 1803)

9

Honesty prospers in every condition of life.

Friedrich Schiller

8

The mountain cannot frighten one who was born on it.

Friedrich Schiller

7

The stars of thy fate lies in your bosom.

Friedrich Schiller

6

Only through Beauty's morning gate, dost thou enter the land of Knowledge.

Friedrich Schiller (The Artists)

5

Will it, and set to work briskly. 

Friedrich Schiller (Quoted in Correspondence between Schiller and Goethe, 1890)

4

Dare to be wrong and to dream.

Friedrich Schiller (Wilhelm Tell, 1803)

3

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

Friedrich Schiller

2

What is life without the radiance of love?

Friedrich Schiller (Wallenstein, 1798)

1

Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.

Friedrich Schiller

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Friedrich Schiller Biography

Born: November 10, 1759
Died: May 9, 1805

Friedrich Schiller was a German poet, writer and philosopher. He is mostly famous for his playwrights and his philosophy. His friendship with Goethe also gained him popularity.

Notable Works

The Robbers (1781)
Fiesco (1783)
Intrigue and Love (1784)
Don Carlos (1787)
Wallenstein (1798)
Mary Stuart (1800)
The Made of Orleans (1801)
The Brids of Messina (1803)
Wilhelm Tell (1803)
Demetrius (1804-1805, unfinished work)


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