What did Gotthold Ephraim Lessing mean by: A man who does not lose his reason over certain things has none to lose. - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy
+ Who cannot resolve upon a moment’s notice To live his own life, he forever lives A slave to others. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Moments, Slave, 0 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
+ For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Beauty, Clarity, Lying, 0 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
+ But how many moments are already past! Ah! who thinks of those that are past? Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Past, Time, 0 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
+ What can the Creator see with greater pleasure than a happy creature? Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Cheerfulness, Creator, Pleasure, 0 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
+ The searcher’s eye Not seldom finds more than he wished to find. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Eye, Perception, 0 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
+ How can such deep-imprinted images sleep in us at times, till a word, a sound, awake them? Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Awake, Sleep, Sound, 0 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
+ A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Gratitude, Prayer, Thanksgiving, 0 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
+ If the advice of a fool for once happens to be good, it requires a wise man to carry it out. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Advice, Wise, 0 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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