Friedrich Schiller

Friedrich Schiller

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Poet
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German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759-1805)

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Born

November 10, 1759

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Died

May 9, 1805

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Birthplace

Marbach am Neckar

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Nationality

Duchy of Württemberg

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Spouse(s)

Charlotte von Lengefeld
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Children

Emilie von Gleichen-Rußwurm, Ernst von Schiller, Karl von Schiller, Caroline Junot
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Professional Background

poetphilosopherhistorianlibrarianphysician writer
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"Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change."
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"There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny."
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"Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate."
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"Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine."
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"Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men."
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"Art is the daughter of freedom."
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"They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom."
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"He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times."
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"Keep true to the dreams of your youth."
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"Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful."
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"Power is the most persuasive rhetoric."
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"That which is so universal as death must be a benefit."
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"The strong man is strongest when alone."
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