Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Friedrich Schiller
Born: November 10, 1759
Died: May 9, 1805 (aged 45)
Bio: Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright.
Known for:
- The Robbers (1781)
- Mary Stuart (1800)
- Intrigue and Love (1784)
- Don Carlos: A Play (1787)
- William Tell (1804)
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