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Explore our hand-picked selection of 63 inspiring quotes by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.

About Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

  • Born: January 22, 1729
  • Died: February 15, 1781
  • Occupation: Writer
    • I, who ne'erwent for myself a begging, go a borrowing,and that for others. borrowing's much the sameas begging; just as lending upon usuryis much the same as thieving.
    Lending Begging Borrowing
    Well was it said by a man of sagacity that dancing was a sort of privileged and reputable folly, and that the best way to be convinced of this was to close the ears and judge of it by the eyes alone.
    Eye Men Judging
    They make glorious shipwreck who are lost in seeking worlds.
    World Lost Shipwreck
    Suspicion follows close on mistrust.
    Mistrust Suspicion
    Where wildness and disorder are visible in the dance, there satan, death and all kinds of mischief are likewise upon the floor. for this reason i could wish that the dance of death were painted on the walls of all ball-rooms in order to warn the dancers, not by the levity of their deportment, to provoke the god of righteousness to visit them with a sudden judgment.
    Wall Order Dancing
    Pure truth is for god alone.
    Truth Truth Is Pure
    To borrow scarce is better than to beg; as lending, lending upon interest, scarce better is than stealing.
    Stealing Lending Interest
    What education is to the individual, revelation is to the whole human race.
    Race Individual Revelations
    I know not whether there exists such a thing as a coin stamped with a pair of pinions; but i wish this were the device which monarchs put upon their dollars and ducats, to show that riches make to themselves wings, and fly away.
    Wings Gold Wish
    Ein einziger dankbarer gedanke gen himmel ist das vollkommenste gebet. one single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.
    Prayer Grateful Perfect
    It's easier to swoon in pious dreams than do good actions.
    Dream Action Goodness
    We moderns do not believe in demigods, but our smallest hero we expect to feel and act as a demigod.
    Believe Hero Demigods
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