They value not because it is humane, lovely, and good for man; they only prize it because it was Christ who taught it.
Gotthold Ephraim LessingSource: Nathan the Wise, act 2 (1779)
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A selected quote by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.
They value not because it is humane, lovely, and good for man; they only prize it because it was Christ who taught it.
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