Where the danger is, also grows the saving power.

Wo aber Gefahr ist, wächst
Das Rettende auch.

Friedrich Hölderlin

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Topic

Opportunities

Author

Friedrich Hölderlin

Source

Patmos

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

German

Time

1808 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Hölderlin, Friedrich. Patmos. c. 1808.

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Against stupidity the very gods
Themselves contend in vain.

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Topic
Stupidity
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Talbot

Author

Friedrich Schiller
Source
The Maid of Orleans
Medium
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Genre
Tragedy (play) Tragedy
Language
German
Time
1801 1800s 19th century
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Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. Die Jungfrau von Orleans [The Maid of Orleans]. 11 Sept 1801, Leipzig, Germany, act 3, sc. 6.

Another quote originally in German

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Twilight of the Idols

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Topic
Resilience Overcoming adversity Adversity Character

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
Twilight of the Idols
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
German
Time
1889 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Götzen-Dämmerung, oder, Wie man mit dem Hammer philosophiert [Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer]. 1889.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Frederick. Twilight of the Idols and the Anti-Christ: or How to Philosophize with a Hammer, translated by Walter Kaufman and R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 1990.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.

Cormac McCarthy

No Country for Old Men

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Topic
Bad luck

Author

Cormac McCarthy
Source
No Country for Old Men
Medium
Novel
Genre
Western literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
2005 2000s 21st century
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Citation

McCarthy, Cormac. No Country for Old Men. Alfred A. Knopf, 2005, ch. 9.