Pain is short, and joy is eternal. · Friedrich Schiller

Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend

Pain is short, and joy is eternal.

Happiness and Joy Pain and Despair

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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.