The eye of Paul Pry often finds more than he wished to find.
Der Blick des Forschers fand
Nicht selten mehr, als er zu finden wünschte.
Nicht selten mehr, als er zu finden wünschte.
Original text (German)
Original text (German)
The worst of superstitions is to think
One's own most bearable.
Nothing under the sun is accidental, least of all that of which the intention is so clearly evident.
I have always said it—Nature meant woman to be her masterpiece.
Man, whence is he?
Too bad to be the work of a god, too good for the work of chance.
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