The true value of man is not determined by his possession, supposed or real, of Truth, but rather by his sincere exertion to get to the Truth. It is not possession of Truth by which he extends his powers and in which his ever-growing perfectability is to be found. Possession makes one passive, indolent and proud. If God were to hold all Truth concealed in his right hand, and in his left only the steady and diligent drive for Truth, albeit with the proviso that I would always and forever err in the process, and to offer me the choice, I would with all humility take the left hand.
The true value of man is not determined by his possession, supposed or real, of Truth, but rather by his sincere exertion to get to the Truth. It is … - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
The true value of man is not determined by his possession, supposed or real, of Truth, but rather by his sincere exertion to get to the Truth. It is …
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy. - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy.
The more we see the more we must be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see. - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
The more we see the more we must be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.
Pleasures, riches, honor and joy are sure to have care, disgrace, adversity and affliction in their train. There is no pleasure without pain, no joy … - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Pleasures, riches, honor and joy are sure to have care, disgrace, adversity and affliction in their train. There is no pleasure without pain, no joy …
Nature meant woman to be her masterpiece. - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Nature meant woman to be her masterpiece.
It is not children only that one feeds with fairy tales. - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
It is not children only that one feeds with fairy tales.
Yesterday I lived, today I suffer, tomorrow I die; but I still think fondly, today and tomorrow, of yesterday. - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Yesterday I lived, today I suffer, tomorrow I die; but I still think fondly, today and tomorrow, of yesterday.
For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity. - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.
The search for truth is more precious than its possession. - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
The search for truth is more precious than its possession.
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