Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Christian Furchtegott Gellert

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German poet Christian Furchtegott Gellert.
Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Christian Furchtegott Gellert

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert was a German poet, one of the forerunners of the golden age of German literature that was ushered in by Lessing.

Live as you will wish to have lived when you are dying. — © Christian Furchtegott Gellert
Live as you will wish to have lived when you are dying.
Live in such a way as, when you come to die, you will wish to have lived. [Ger., Lebe, wie Du, wenn du stirbst, Wunschen wirst, gelebt zu haben.]
Happy the man who knows his duties!
Jesus lives, to Him the Throne Over all the world is given, May we go where He is gone, Rest and reign with Him in heaven. Alleluia!
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