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Berthold Auerbach

Berthold Auerbach was a German-Jewish poet and author. He was the founder of the German "tendency novel", in which fiction is used as a means of influencing public opinion on social, political, moral, and religious questions.


“Wer nicht zufrieden ist mit dem, was er hat, der waere auch nicht zufrieden mit dem, was er haben moechte.”
Berthold Auerbach
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“Years teach us more than books.”
Berthold Auerbach
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“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
Berthold Auerbach
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