“He who has thought most deeply loves what is most alive.”

Wer das Tiefste gedacht, liebt das Lebendigste.
“Sokrates und Alcibiades”

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Wer das Tiefste gedacht, liebt das Lebendigste.

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German poet 1770–1843

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