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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Life teaches us to be less harsh with ourselves and with others.

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Topic
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Speaker
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Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Source
Iphigenia in Tauris
Medium
Play
Language
German
Time
1787 1780s 18th century
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Original Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Iphigenie auf Tauris [Iphigenia in Taurus]. 1779, Ducal private theater, Weimar, Germany, act 4, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. "Iphigenia in Tauris." Goethe: The Collected Works: Verse Plays and Epic, edited by Cyrus Hamlin and Frank Ryder. Vol. 8, Princeton University Press, 1995, act 4, sc. 4.