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Ein einziger dankbarer Gedanke gen Himmel ist das vollkommenste Gebet. One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Age: 52 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 22
Died: 1781
Died: February 15
Critic
Dramaturge
Journalist
Librarian
Literary Critic
Lyricist
Philosopher
Playwright
Poet
Theologian
Writer
Father of German Literature
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Prayer
Heaven
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