The discovery of truth, by slow progressive meditation, is wisdom.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

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Truth Wisdom

Author

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Language

German

Time

1787 1780s 18th century

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Writer

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Switzerland Europe

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Citation

Lavater, Johann Kaspar. Aphorisms of Man, translated by Henry Fuseli. London: J. Johnson, 1788, no. 93.

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Everything that lives,
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William Blake
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The Book of Thel
Medium
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Time
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Blake, William. The Book of Thel. London, c. 1789.

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With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Job

Job 12:12

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Wisdom Old age
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Job
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Genre
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Time
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Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 12:12).

Another quote originally in German

Who reflects too much will accomplish little.

Friedrich Schiller

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Friedrich Schiller
Source
Wilhelm Tell
Medium
Play
Genre
Drama (play) Drama
Language
German
Time
1804 1800s 19th century
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Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. Wilhelm Tell [William Tell]. 17 Mar. 1804, Weimarer Hoftheatre (now Deutsche Nationaltheatre Weimar), Weimar, Germany, act 3, sc. 1.