Frases de Gottfried von Strassburg (9 citações)

“A worthy man is bound to suffer malice and envy: a man grows in worth so long as he is envied.”

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Gottfried von Straßburg livro Tristan

Hazzen unde nîden
daz muoz der biderbe lîden.
der man der werdet al die vrist,
die wîle und er geniten ist.
Fonte: Tristan, Line 8395

“What a wretched sort of deception, when a man so lies to his friends that he dupes himself.”

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Gottfried von Straßburg livro Tristan

Ez ist ein armer trügesite,
der vriunden alsô liuget,
daz er sich selben triuget.
Fonte: Tristan, Line 12308

“People and nations could live in grace
but for two little words, "mine" and "yours."”

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Gottfried von Straßburg

Liut unde lant diu möhten mit genâden sîn
wan zwei vil kleiniu wortelîn "min" unde "din".
"Liut unde lant diu möhten mit genâden sîn", line 1. Text and translation from Frederick Goldin (trans.) German and Italian Lyrics of the Middle Ages (New York: Anchor Books, 1973) pp. 142–143.

“Alas for the sight where, after dire grief, one sees a sadder sight with grief more dire!”

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Gottfried von Straßburg livro Tristan

Owe der ougenweide
da man nach leidem leide
mit leiderem leide
siht leider ougenweide!
Fonte: Tristan, Line 1751

“He that never had sorrow of love never had joy of it either!”

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Gottfried von Straßburg livro Tristan

Swem nie von liebe leit geschach,
dem geschach ouch liep von liebe nie.
Fonte: Tristan, Line 204

“Isolde my mistress, Isolde my beloved, in you my life, in you my death!”

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Gottfried von Straßburg livro Tristan

Isot ma drüe, Isot m'amie
En vus ma mort, en vus ma vie.
Fonte: Tristan, Line 19409; these lines in Old French are presumably quoted from one of the lost sections of Thomas of Britain's Tristan.

“Love is so blissful a thing, so blessed an endeavour, that apart from its teaching none attains worth or reputation.”

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Gottfried von Straßburg livro Tristan

Liebe ist ein also saelic dinc,
ein also saeleclich gerinc,
daz nieman ane ir lere
noch tugende hat noch ere.
Fonte: Tristan, Line 187

“If one cannot overlook a hurt, many hurts will grow from it. It is a fatal style of living.”

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Gottfried von Straßburg livro Tristan

Swer keinen schaden vertragen kan,
dâ wahsent dicke schaden an.
und ist ein veiclîcher site.
Fonte: Tristan, Line 281

“I have no idea what the other will be like, but this death suits me well! If my adorable Isolde were to go on being the death of me in this fashion I would woo death everlasting!”

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Gottfried von Straßburg livro Tristan

Ine weiz, wie jener werden sol;
dirre tôt der tuot mir wol.
solte diu wunneclîche Isôt
iemer alsus sî mîn tôt,
sô wolte ich gerne werben
umbe ein êweclîchez sterben.
Fonte: Tristan, Line 12497

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