Quotes from authors passed in 1781
It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he puts forward to reach the truth, which constitutes the worth of a man.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
They make glorious shipwreck who are lost in seeking worlds.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
For the will and not the gift makes the giver.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Absolute truth belongs to Thee alone.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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