Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: January 22, 1729 - February 15, 1781

Topics

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All the 'Today show' viewer wants, I think, is a friendly face.

Joe Garagiola

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Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.

Ambrose Bierce

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Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.

Michelle Obama

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If I fall, I'll take the fall and get up and keep going.

Mirai Nagasu

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Democratic Latin America limps sideways because it can't run ahead. There are too many entry barriers to the poor, the innovative, and those without access to credit.

Denise Dresser

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We are in a world where most American citizens over the age of 12 share things with each other online.

Clay Shirky

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I always tell my kids make your vocation your vacation.

Chynna Phillips

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I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema.

Brenda Blethyn

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I don't really have a choice. I'm getting older.

Annette Bening

Getting OlderChoiceOlderReally

I had done a bunch of stuff before I even went to Disney. I'm so grateful for what Disney gave me and the experiences that I got, but at the end of the day, I can do so much more than what I did on that channel and in those movies.

Ashley Tisdale

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My wife is a classically trained piano player, and she also orchestrates.

Atticus Ross

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The concentration of wealth in the hands of the few threatens the ability of ordinary people to raise their voices and have a say over how our societies are run.

Winnie Byanyima

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