Berthold Auerbach quotes

Berthold Auerbach was a German-Jewish poet and writer, recognized for his influential novels and stories set in rural Germany. His works, especially the "Black Forest Village Stories," brought the lives and traditions of rural communities to a broad audience. He became a prominent figure in German literature and contributed significantly to the popularity of the village story genre. Here are 5 of his quotes:

Of all afflictions, the worst is self contempt.

Berthold Auerbach

The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work.

Berthold Auerbach

Judaism lives not in an abstract creed, but in its institutions.

Berthold Auerbach

Only he is free who cultivates his own thoughts and strives without fear to do justice to them.

Berthold Auerbach