"Man kann auch in die Höhe fallen, so wie in die Tiefe. ("One can as well fall into height as into depth")" - Friedrich Hölderlin

"Man kann auch in die Höhe fallen, so wie in die Tiefe. ("One can as well fall into height as into depth")"

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About Friedrich Hölderlin

Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (20 March 1770 – 6 June 1843) was a major German lyric poet, whose work bridges the Classical and Romantic schools.

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Native Name: Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin
Alternative Names: Frederich Holderlin
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Man kann auch in die Höhe fallen, so wie in die Tiefe.

Additional quotes by Friedrich Hölderlin

The heart’s waves would not foam so
splendidly or rise so high as soaring spirit
were it not that destiny, the mute old
rock, obstructs their course

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