Christoph Martin Wieland
Christoph Martin Wieland
Christoph Martin Wielandwas a German poet and writer. He is best-remembered for having written the first Bildungsroman, as well as the epic Oberon, which formed the basis for Carl Maria von Weber's opera of the same name...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth5 September 1733
CountryGermany
reality men
For whatever a man has, is in reality only a gift.
fate men dens
Man blindly works the will of fate. [Ger., Blindlings that er blos den Willen des Geschickes.]
suffering endurance causes
Endurance is the prerogative of woman, enabling the gentlest to suffer what would cause terror to manhood.
opportunity devil
The cleverest of all the devils is Opportunity.
illusion drag make-me-happy
An illusion which makes me happy is worth a verity which drags me to the ground.
half way noble
To do nothing by halves is the way of noble spirits.
long woe pleasure
Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes
fate bitterness bitter
The compulsion of fate is bitter.