Georg Ebers Quotes

Germany, Egyptologist
March 1, 1837 – August, 7, 1898.

Georg Moritz Ebers was a German Egyptologist and novelist. He is best known for his discovery of the Ebers Papyrus, one of the oldest medical documents in the world.

Christian hypocrites who pretend to hate life and love death. He may talk about the soul-what he is after is the girl Love means suffering-those who love drag a chain with them. To her it was not a belief but a certainty Trifling incident gains importance when undue emphasis is laid.

Georg Ebers
- Mean
- Christian
- Suffering
Pretended to see nothing in the old woman's taunts. Very hard to imagine nothingness.

Georg Ebers

True love does not paralyze, but doubles the high qualities of man.

Georg Ebers
People who have nothing to do always lack time. Perish all those who do not think as we do. Reason is a feeble weapon in contending with a woman. Words that sounded kindly, but with a cold, unloving heart.

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- People
- Thinking
- Weapons
Happiness is only the threshold to misery. When a friend refuses to share in joys.

Georg Ebers
- Friend
- Happiness
- Misery
Christianity had ceased to be the creed of the poor. He spoke with pompous exaggeration. Whether man were the best or the worst of created beings.

Georg Ebers
Friendship is genuine when two friends can enjoy each others company without speaking a word to one another.

Georg Ebers
Great happiness, and mingled therefor with bitter sorrow. It is not by enthusiasm but by tactics that we defeat a foe.

Georg Ebers

Youth has a right to go astray now and then Feeling themselves oppressed by the benevolence.

Georg Ebers