I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.
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Nationality: German Type: Theologian Born: November 15, 1741 Death: January 2, 1801 |
“Certain readers resented me when they could no longer recognize their territory, their institution.”
“I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of my interaction with the French language, which is not the same as that of a French poet.”