Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Quotes on Love
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German Enlightenment philosopher, dramatist, and critic and one of the most important figures in the development of modern German letters. This page collects quotes attributed to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing on the topic of love, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing:
“Let each of us strive to display impartial love.”
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“What is a hero without love for mankind? Philotas (1759), Act 1, Scene 7”
Was ist ein Held ohne Menschenliebe? -
“Trust no friend without faults, and love a maiden, but no angel.”
As quoted in Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern English and Foreign Sources (1899) by James Wood, p. 499 -
“What is a hero without love for mankind?”
Philotas (1759), Act 1, Scene 7