“As ravens rejoice over carrion, so infernal spirits exult over the soul that is dead in sin.”
Christian Scriver (1629–1693) German hymnwriter
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 561.
“Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?”
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German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and cl… 1844–1900Related quotes
Book I, fable 13, line 13.
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