It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he puts forward to reach the truth, which constitutes the worth of a man — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
They make glorious shipwreck who are lost in seeking worlds. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
The superstition in which we were brought up never loses its power over us, even after we understand it. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
He who doesn't lose his wits over certain things has no wits to lose. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
Well was it said by a man of sagacity that dancing was a sort of privileged and reputable folly, and that the best way… — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
We moderns do not believe in demigods, but our smallest hero we expect to feel and act as a demigod. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
Resist as much as thou wilt; heaven's ways are heaven's ways. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
The lion is ashamed, it's true, when he hunts with the fox. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
With a clear sky, a bright sun, and a gentle breeze, you will have friends in plenty; but let fortune frown, and the firmament… — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
