4 Quotes & Sayings By Jeremias Gotthelf

Jeremias Gotthelf, born in Hanau (Hesse), Germany, died in Dresden in 1589. He studied at Leipzig University, then for two years in Freiburg. He was professor of theology at the University of Erfurt for three years, then began working at the university in Leipzig. He was appointed rector in 1559 Read more

He was a Protestant reformer and opponent of the Catholic Church, but he died in a battle against Lutheran rebels.

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For where belief dwells, the spider may not stir, neither by day nor by night. Jeremias Gotthelf
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Hard by the church stood the public house; so often the two are closely conjoined, honorably sharing both joys and sorrows. Jeremias Gotthelf
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Then the green man’s face grew even blacker, the red beard so red it seemed to crackle and sparkle like fir twigs on the fire; the mouth contracted to an arrow-like point before it opened to inquire in the sweetest, gentlest tones. Jeremias Gotthelf