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Rigor pushed too far is sure to miss its aim, however good, as the bow snaps that is bent too stiffly.
Friedrich Schiller
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Friedrich Schiller
Age: 45 †
Born: 1759
Born: November 10
Died: 1805
Died: May 9
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Johann Christian Friedrich von Schiller
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Frideriko Schiller
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Frederick Schiller
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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
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