Freude ist die Triebfeder von allem
English translation: joy drives everything; joy is the driving force behind everything
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| 10:31 Mar 21, 2006 |
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| 4 | Joy is the mainspring in the whole |
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| 2 +1 | joy drives everything |
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peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2See sentence below Explanation: "Joy, in Nature's wide dominion, Mightiest cause of all is found; And 'tis joy that moves the pinion When the wheel of time goes round. " It seems to be this one, from the poem "Hymn To Joy". At least it was the closest I could find. Reference: http://www.poemhunter.com/p/m/poem.asp?poet=37461&poem=45452... |
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21 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
645 days confidence:
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