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Karl Ludwig von Knebel Quotes

1744–1834 Germany

Karl Ludwig von Knebel (30 November 1744 – 23 February 1834) was a German poet and translator.

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Die Vorurtheile hängen den Menschen an, wie das Moos den Bäumen. Wer sie mit Gewalt auskratzen wollte, würde dem Baume schaden.

Hope awakens courage. He who can implant courage in the human soul is the best physician.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

The sceptic only stumbles at matter of fact.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

Sceptics are generally ready to believe anything, provided it is sufficiently improbable.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

True hope is based on the energy of character. A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope, because it knows the mutability of human affairs, and how slight a circumstance may change the whole course of events. Such a spirit, too, rests upon itself; it is not confined to partial views or to one particular object. And if at last all should be lost, it has saved itself.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Karl Ludwig von Knebel (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.