“Virtue is only a conflict by which we get the mastery of our failings; that, by which every man proves his peculiar power of understanding the will and spirit of God, is only a silent working of the inner man.”
Quote by Friedrich Schleiermacher
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Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Schleiermacher was a German philosopher known as a pioneer in modern theology and philosophy. His thoughts had a profound impact on 19th-century German philosophy, particularly in the fields of religious philosophy and aesthetics. more
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