What a wretched sort of deception, when a man so lies to hi… - Gottfried von Strassburg

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What a wretched sort of deception, when a man so lies to his friends that he dupes himself.

Gottfried von Strassburg

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Gottfried von Strassburg (died c. 1210) was a German poet known mainly for his unfinished Tristan, a romance based on the Tristan of Thomas of Britain. Gottfried's poem was the main literary source of Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.

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Alternative Names: Gottfried • Gottfried of Strassburg • Gottfried of Strasburg

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Ine weiz, wie jener werden sol;
dirre tôt der tuot mir wol.
solte diu wunneclîche Isôt
iemer alsus sî mîn tôt,
sô wolte ich gerne werben
umbe ein êweclîchez sterben.

Isot ma drüe, Isot m'amie
En vus ma mort, en vus ma vie.

If one cannot overlook a hurt, many hurts will grow from it. It is a fatal style of living.

What a wretched sort of deception, when a man so lies to his friends that he dupes himself. - Gottfried von Strassburg

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