Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: January 22, 1729 - February 15, 1781
Birthday: January 22
Death: February 15
My God, grant that my bounty may be a clear and transparent river, flowing from pure charity, and uncontaminated by self-love, ambition, or interest. Thanks are due not to me, but Thee, from whom all I possess is derived. And what are the paltry gifts for which my neighbor forgets to thank me, compared with the immense blessings for which I have so often forgotten to be grateful to Thee!
topic: Grateful, Ambition, Blessing, Immense
