Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a-begging.

Superstition, falsche Lehre und Heuchelei gibt Geldes genug; Wahrheit gehet betteln!

Martin Luther

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Topic

Truth and error

Author

Martin Luther

Source

Table Talk (Luther)

Language

German

Time

1569 1560s 16th century

Occupation

Theologian Christian

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Luther, Martin. Tischreden [Table Talk]. Eisleben, 1566.

Current Citation

Luther, Martin. The Table Talk of Martin Luther, edited by Thomas S. Kepler. Dover Press, 2005.

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Love is the state in which man sees things most widely different from what they are. The force of illusion reaches its zenith here, as likewise the sweetening and transfiguring power. When a man is in love he endures more than at other times; he submits to everything.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Topic
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Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
The Antichrist
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1895 1890s 19th century
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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Der Antichrist [The Antichrist]. 1895, no. 23.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. "The Anti-Christ." The Twilight of the Idols and Anti-Christ, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 1990, no. 23.