“What is not abandoned is never completely lost.”

—  Friedrich Schiller , Mary Stuart

Was man nicht aufgibt, hat man nie verloren.
Maria Stuart, Act II, sc. v (1800)

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Was man nicht aufgiebt, hat man nie verloren.

Maria Stuart, II, 5 / Elisabeth, S. 89
Maria Stuart (1800)

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