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Let each man say what he deems truth, and let truth itself be commended unto God.

Yesterday I lived today I suffer tomorrow I die but I still think fondly today and tomorrow of ...

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For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.

The most agreeable of all companions is a simple, frank man, without any high pretensions to an oppr...

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Absolute truth belongs to Thee alone.

The most deadly fruit is borne by the hatred which one grafts on an extinguished friendship.

A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.

A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer.

The true value of a man is not determined by his possession, supposed or real, of Truth, but rather ...

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The true value of a man is not determined by his possession, supposed or real, of Truth, but rather ...

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The true value of man is not determined by his possession, supposed or real, of Truth, but rather by...

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The lion is ashamed it's true when he hunts with the fox.

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Writer

Born: 1729-01-22

Died: 1781-02-15

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature. He is widely considered by theatre historians to be the first dramaturge.More