Quote#Freedom
It is only when one is thoroughly true that there can be purity and…
Quote byBerthold Auerbach · 1812–1882
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose (1889), On the Heights (Bunnett, trans.).
English (original)
It is only when one is thoroughly true that there can be purity and freedom.
— Berthold Auerbach
173
More from Berthold Auerbach
Only what thou art in thyself determines thy value, not what thou hast.
106
He who possesses a firm faith, although in solitude, is not alone.
570
Being alone when one’s belief is firm, is not to be alone.
59
Books make men alone for themselves.
77
Perfect solitude is when, for a whole day, no human eye has beheld your face.
230
It lies in our own power to attune the mind to cheerfulness.
218