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Theodor Fontane

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    Theodor Fontane

    Against a stupidity that is in fashion, no wisdom compensates.

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    Theodor Fontane

    Ah, how lucky are the lieutenants, the six-foot Junkers, and all the rest of the Don Juan clan!... The bookworm, be he ever so decent and clever, is really only pleasing to himself and a small handful of others. The world passes him by and beckons to life and beauty ... to gay and handsome creatures to whom the hearts of their fellow men continue to turn.

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    Death accompanies us at every step and enables us to use those moments when life smiles at us to feel more deeply the sweetness of life. The more certain the end, the more tempting the minute.

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    Theodor Fontane

    Happiness, it seems to me, consists of two things: first, in being where you belong, and second -- and best -- in comfortably going through everyday life, that is, having had a good night's sleep and not being hurt by new shoes.

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    Theodor Fontane

    Ein Optimist ist ein Mensch, der ein Dutzend Austern bestellt, in der Hoffnung, sie mit der Perle, die er darin findet, bezahlen zu können.

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    Theodor Fontane

    Nothing holds out these days, and next thing you know we’ll be counting those who are famous by days.

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    Theodor Fontane

    Wir müssen verführerisch sein, sonst sind wir gar nichts.