"He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew"

German translation: Nur der verdient sich Freieit wie das Leben der täglich sie erobern muss

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English term or phrase:"He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew"
German translation:Nur der verdient sich Freieit wie das Leben der täglich sie erobern muss

14:58 Jan 20, 2008
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy / Goethe Quotation
English term or phrase: "He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew"
Ich suche fuer der Original Quotation von Goethe auf Deutsch. Es ist fuer ein Tattoo. :)

Vielen Dank!

I am looking for the original quote written by Goethe in German. It's for a tattoo.

Thanks!
Matt Stiles
Nur der verdient sich Freieit wie das Leben der täglich sie erobern muss
Explanation:
according to Bartlett's book of sayings

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-01-20 15:11:18 GMT)
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"Nur der verdient sich Freiheit wie das Leben, Der täglich sie erobern muß."
aus "Faust, Der Tragödie zweiter Teil", fünfter Akt, Fausts letzte Worte

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Note added at 15 mins (2008-01-20 15:13:55 GMT)
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see:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=27884
for an interesting bit of history, just can't imagine dubbya ever citing Goethe....
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"he alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew"
Nur der verdient sich Freieit wie das Leben der täglich sie erobern muss


Explanation:
according to Bartlett's book of sayings

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 13 mins (2008-01-20 15:11:18 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

"Nur der verdient sich Freiheit wie das Leben, Der täglich sie erobern muß."
aus "Faust, Der Tragödie zweiter Teil", fünfter Akt, Fausts letzte Worte

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 15 mins (2008-01-20 15:13:55 GMT)
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see:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=27884
for an interesting bit of history, just can't imagine dubbya ever citing Goethe....

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
thanks for the help

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agree  bp-translations
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agree  Roland Nienerza: ---- wie das Leben, der täglich ------------
8 mins

agree  me.translation
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agree  AZTranslations
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