Many a crown shines spotless now That yet was deep · Friedrich Schiller

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Many a crown shines spotless now That yet was deeply sullied in the winning.

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Friedrich Schiller

1759-11-10 — 1805-05-09 · Marbach am Neckar

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, physician, and historian, considered one of the most important playwrights in the German language. He is often associated with the Sturm und Drang movement and Weimar Classicism. His most famous works include plays such as "The Robbers", "Don Carlos", "Mary Stuart", and "William Tell", as well as poems like "Ode to Joy". Schiller explored themes of freedom, justice, idealism, and the human condition in his works.