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“Friendship is the holiest of gifts; God can bestow nothing more sacred upon us! It enhances every joy, mitigates every pain. Everyone can have a friend, Who himself knows how to be a friend.”

Quote by Christoph August Tiedge

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Christoph August Tiedge
Christoph August Tiedge

Christoph August Tiedge was a German poet born on December 14, 1752, and died on March 8, 1841. His poetry, deeply influenced by Romanticism, is known for its profound emotion and rich imagination. more

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