“Thus we build on the ice, thus we write on the waves of the sea; the waves roaring pass away, the ice melts, and away goes our palace, like our thoughts.”
Quote by Johann Gottfried Herder
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Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried Herder was a German philosopher, born on August 25, 1744, in Halle, Germany, and died on December 18, 1803. He was a significant figure in the German Enlightenment and had a profound impact on German literature and philosophy. more
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