Many a crown shines spotless now
That yet was deeply sullied in the winning.

Friedrich Schiller

The Death of Wallenstein

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Ill gotten gains

Speaker

Wallenstein

Author

Friedrich Schiller

Source

The Death of Wallenstein

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play) Tragedy

Language

German

Time

1798 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. Wallenstein. 20 Apr. 1799, Weimarer Hoftheatre (now Deutsche Nationaltheatre Weimar), Weimar, Germany, act 2, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. "Wallenstein's Death." The Robbers and Wallenstein, translated by F. J. Lamport. Penguin Classics, 1980, act 2, sc. 2.

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The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

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Learning from mistakes Mistakes Excess Wisdom

Author

William Blake
Source
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Medium
Poem
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Paradox
Language
English
Time
1793 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Argument." The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. c. 1790.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.

Another quote originally in German

We take almost all the decisive steps in our lives as a result of slight inner adjustments of which we are barely conscious.

W.G. Sebald

Austerlitz

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Topic
Inflection points

Author

W.G. Sebald
Source
Austerlitz
Medium
Novel
Language
German
Time
2001 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Sebald, Winfried Georg. Austerlitz. C. Hanser, 2001.