A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes Gotthold Ephraim Lessing More Quotes by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing More Quotes From Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Joy makes us giddy, dizzy. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing giddy dizzy joy 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. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing gold wish wings A man who does not lose his reason over certain things has none to lose. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing reason doe men Ein einziger dankbarer Gedanke gen Himmel ist das vollkommenste Gebet. One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing grateful prayer perfect The gift of prayer is not always at our command. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing command prayer It is medicine, not poison, I offer you. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing offers medicine poison Resist as much as thou wilt; heaven's ways are heaven's ways. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing destiny heaven way 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. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing borrowing lending begging The superstition in which we were brought up never loses its power over us, even after we understand it. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing bigotry superstitions loses Who cannot resolve upon a moment's notice To live his own life, he forever lives A slave to others. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing slave moments forever With a clear sky, a bright sun, and a gentle breeze, you will have friends in plenty; but let fortune frown, and the firmament be overcast, and then your friends will prove like the strings of the lute, of which you will tighten ten before you find one that will bear the stretch and keep the pitch. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing sun sky friendship 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. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing wall dancing order To borrow scarce is better than to beg; As lending, lending upon interest, Scarce better is than stealing. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing lending stealing interest They make glorious shipwreck who are lost in seeking worlds. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing shipwreck lost world What education is to the individual, revelation is to the whole human race. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing revelations individual race Suspicion follows close on mistrust. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing suspicion mistrust Nature intended that woman should be her masterpiece. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing masterpiece women should Pure truth is for God alone. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing pure truth-is truth 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. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing eye judging men But how many moments are already past! Gotthold Ephraim Lessing time past thinking
