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All our science calculates with abstracted individual external marks, which do not touch the inner existence of any single thing

Johann Gottfried Herder

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Johann Gottfried Herder (or von Herder) (25 August 1744 – 18 December 1803) was a German poet, philosopher, literary critic and folksong collector. He is remembered as a theorist of the Sturm und Drang movement, and as a decisive influence on the young Goethe.

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Alternative Names: Johann Gottfried von Herder • Herder • Johann Gottfried

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Sag' o Weiser, wodurch du zu solchem Wissen gelangtest?
"Dadurch, daß ich mich nie andre zu fragen geschämt."

You people in all parts of the world, who have passed away over the ages, you did not live only to fertilize the earth with your ashes, so that at the end of time your descendants could become happy through European culture

Was in dem Herzen andrer von Uns lebt,
Ist unser wahrestes und tiefstes Selbst.

All our science calculates with abstracted individual external marks, which do not touch the inner existence of any single thing - Johann Gottfried Herder

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