“Joy, thou beauteous godly lightning,
Daughter of Elysium,
Fire drunken we are ent’ring
Heavenly, thy holy home!
Thy enchantments bind together,
What did custom stern divide,
Every man becomes a brother,
Where thy gentle wings abide.”
About This Quote
translated by William F. Wertz
More from Friedrich Schiller
“The universe is a thought of God.”
“The most pious man can't stay in peace If it doesn't please his evil neighbor.”
“You saw his weakness, and he will never forgive you.”
“Who reflects too much will accomplish little.”