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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Friedrih von Shiller 1759-1805 John Bartlett

 
1
    Against stupidity the very gods
Themselves contend in vain.
          The Maid of Orleans. Act iii. Sc. 6.
2
    The richest monarch in the Christian world;
The sun in my own dominions never sets. 1
          Don Carlos. Act i. Sc. 6.
 
Note 1.
See Scott, Quotation 79. [back]