"Fate is never too generous even to its favorites. Rarely do the gods grant a mortal more than one immortal deed."

God, Gods, Deed, Fate

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"Fate is never too generous even to its favorites. Rarely do the gods grant a mortal more than one immortal deed."

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"It would be foolhardy to count on the conscience of the world."

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"Today, for a Jew who writes in the German language, it is totally impossible to make a living. In no group do I see as much misery, disappointment, desperation and hopelessness as in Jewish writers who write in German."

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