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."

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Age

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“Keep true to the dreams of your youth.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Dreams

“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

“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

“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

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Best

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Love

“The will of man is his happiness.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Happiness

“Freedom can occur only through education.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Education

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Truth

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Power

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Time

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Beauty

“Mankind is made great or little by its own will.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Great

“Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Peace

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Death

“Every true genius is bound to be naive.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Intelligence

“Art is the daughter of freedom.”

— Friedrich Schiller

Art

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

— Friedrich Schiller

Art