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A collection of quotations in German from our Zitat des Tages. The current week's quotes will be archived the following week.

In the Archives you will also find additional information about some of the quotations and their authors.

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6. WOCHE: 24.-30. Januar 2000

Montag - 24. Januar 2000
Vergeben und vergessen ist die Rache eines braven Mannes.
To forgive and forget is the revenge of a good man.
Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805), Der Parasit

Dienstag - 25. Januar 2000
Freude am Strafen hat
nur der Teufel.

Only the devil takes joy in punishment.
Jean Paul (Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, 1763-1825)

Mittwoch - 26. Januar 2000
Wer immer recht hat, wird sehr einsam.
He who is always right will be very lonesome.
Anonymous/Verfasser unbekannt

Donnerstag - 27. Januar 2000
Der gute Vorsatz ist ein Gaul, der oft gesattelt, aber selten geritten wird.
Good intentions are a horse that is often saddled but seldom ridden.
from Mexico/aus Mexiko

Freitag - 28. Januar 2000
Je planmäßiger die Menschen vorgehen, desto wirksamer trifft sie der Zufall.
The more systematically people proceed, the more likely they will fall victim to chance.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990)

Samstag - 29. Januar 2000
Wer seine Schwiegermutter totschlägt, wird geköpft. Das ist ein uralter verständlicher Brauch. Wer aber Hunderttausende umbringt, erhält ein Denkmal.
Someone who murders his mother-in-law is beheaded. But someone who kills hundreds of thousands gets a memorial.
Erich Kästner (1899-1974)

Sonntag - 30. Januar 2000
Lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende.
Better an end with horror than a horror without end.
Ferdinand von Schill (1776-1809), in Arneburg, 1809

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