Quotes by 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 not possession of Truth by which he extends his ...”

“The true value of a man is not determined by his possession, supposed or real, of Truth, but rather by his sincere exertion to get to the Truth.”

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

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

“The most agreeable of all companions is a simple, frank man, without any high pretensions to an oppressive greatness; one who loves life, and understands the use of it; obliging alike at all hours;...”

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

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

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

“Absolute truth belongs to Thee alone.”

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

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

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

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

“Was ist ein Held ohne Menschenliebe?”

“Denn zu einem großen Manne gehört beides: Kleinigkeiten als Kleinigkeiten, und wichtige Dinge als wichtige Dinge zu behandeln.”

“Perlen bedeuten Tränen.”

“Besserer Rat kommt über Nacht.”

“Und ein Vergnügen erwarten, ist auch ein Vergnügen.”

“If no historical truth can be demonstrated, then nothing can be demonstrated by means of historical truths. That is: accidental truths of history can never become the proof of necessary truths of r...”

“I, who ne'er Went for myself a begging, go a borrowing, And that for others. Borrowing's much the same As begging; just as lending upon usury Is much the same as thieving.”