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."

“Freedom can occur only through education.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Education

All Quotes by Friedrich Schiller

“Freedom can occur only through education.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Education

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Age

“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

“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

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Time

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Society

“The strong man is strongest when alone.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Alone

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

— Friedrich Schiller

History

“Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Hope

“He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Best

“Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Power

“Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Wisdom

“Art is the daughter of freedom.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Art

“Keep true to the dreams of your youth.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Dreams

“Every true genius is bound to be naive.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Intelligence

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Beauty

“A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Wedding

“That which is so universal as death must be a benefit.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Death

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Society

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Love