“A moment of weakness comes, for everyone, but then he feels stupid, and listens to his good sense.”

— Richard Wagner

Original: (de) "Die schwache Stunde kommt für jeden, da wird er dumm und lässt mit sich reden."
Source: Quotes from his operas, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Hans Sachs, Act 3 Scene 3

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German composer, conductor 1813–1883

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