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Biography - Martin Luther:

German professor of theology, composer, priest and monk.
Born: 1483 - Died: 1546
Period:
16th century
15th century
Place of birth: Germany
Germany

Even if I knew that the world would end tomorrow, I would still plant an apple tree today.



Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Und wenn ich wüsste, dass morgen die Welt unterginge, würde ich heute noch mein Apfelbäumchen pflanzen.

French
Si l'on m'apprenait que la fin du monde est pour demain, je planterais quand même un pommier.




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To see a World in a Grain of Sand
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Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.





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How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.











Quotes

Quotes for: tree


All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green,





You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks.





The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be miserable. A tree does not know itself to be miserable.





Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.





The tree of knowledge is not the tree of life! And yet can we cast out of our spirits all the good or evil poured into them by so many learned generations? Ignorance cannot be learned.





Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.
















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