Mit der Dummheit kämpfen die Götter selbst vergebens. English: Against stupidity the Gods themselves contend in vain. - Friedrich Schiller

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Mit der Dummheit kämpfen die Götter selbst vergebens.
English: Against stupidity the Gods themselves contend in vain.

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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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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Ralph Waldo Emerson William Blake Oliver Wendell Holmes Alexander Pope

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