Don't let your heart depend on things That ornament life in… - Friedrich Schiller

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Don't let your heart depend on things
That ornament life in a fleeting way!
He who possesses, let him learn to lose,
He who is fortunate, let him learn pain.

Friedrich Schiller

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About Friedrich Schiller

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805), usually known as Friedrich Schiller, was a German poet, physician, historian, dramatist, and playwright.

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Native Name: Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

Alternative Names: Schillerean • Johann Christian Friedrich von Schiller • Johann C. F. Schiller • Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller • Schiller • Fridrikh Shiller • Fridrikh Shiler • F. Shiller • Frideriko Schiller • Joh. Christoph Friedrich von Schiller • Frederick Schiller • Hsi-le • Friedrich von Schiller

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Liebe Kennt der allein, der ohne Hoffnung liebt.

Have faith! where'er thy bark is driven,—
'The calm's disport, the tempest's mirth,—
Know this! God rules the host of heaven,
The inhabitants of earth.

Live with your century; but do not be its creature. Work for your contemporaries; but create what they need, not what they praise.

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