Friedrich Schiller

"If the art of gardening is at last to turn back from her extravagances and rest with her other sisters, it is, above everything, necessary to have clearly before you what you require . . . It is certainly tasteless and inconsistent to desire to encompass the world with a garden-wall, but very practicable and reasonable to make a garden . . . into a characteristic whole to the eye, heart, and nderstanding alike."

3 likes

Source: Friedrich Schiller (2017). “Philosophical Letters of Friedrich Schiller”, p.15, Litres

About the author

Friedrich Schiller

Friedrich Schiller

Playwright, Poet

Friedrich Schiller was a German poet and playwright known for his exploration of freedom and humanity in works like 'The Robbers' and 'William Tell'.

All quotes by Friedrich Schiller →

Same author

More quotes by Friedrich Schiller

See all →