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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Quotes

1729–1781 Germany

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature.

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Also known as: Gotthold Lessing, Lessing

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He who knows much has many cares.

To look forward to pleasure is also a pleasure.

Suspicion follows close on mistrust.

Besserer Rat kommt über Nacht.

It is infinitely difficult to know when and where one should stop, and for all but one in thousands the goal of their thinking is the point at which they have become tired of thinking.

While Fell was reposing himself in the hay,
A reptile concealed bit his leg as he lay;
But, all venom himself, of the wound he made light,
And got well, while the scorpion died of the bite.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.