Friedrich Schiller

Friedrich Schiller

30 quotes

As a German playwright, Friedrich Schiller earned a lasting place in the canon of memorable quotations. Whether reflecting on Freedom or Wisdom, Friedrich Schiller brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Our collection holds 39 quotes from Friedrich Schiller, each offering a different angle on Freedom, Wisdom, Society, Power, and Inspirational. Consider this gem from Friedrich Schiller: "In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable to develop fully."

“The history of the world is the world's court of justice.”

— Friedrich Schiller

History

All Quotes by Friedrich Schiller

“Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on its delight is murder, and its end is despair.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Food

“Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Hope

“The will of man is his happiness.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Happiness

“Keep true to the dreams of your youth.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Dreams

“Every true genius is bound to be naive.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Intelligence

“Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Society

“In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable to develop fully.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Society

“The history of the world is the world's court of justice.”

— Friedrich Schiller

History

“There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Love

“Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Change

“Will it, and set to work briskly.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Work

“It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Truth

“Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Peace

“No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Power

“Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Power

“The key to education is the experience of beauty.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Beauty

“Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Wisdom

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Age

“Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Beauty

“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.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Knowledge