Posted by erik on April 18, 19100 at 00:56:57:

In Reply to: please help me find the source of this quote! posted by Laura on April 17, 19100 at 16:27:01:

Laura,
this quota comes from "Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre,
Book VIII, Chapter 4". The german versions says
"Wenn wir, sagtest Du, die Menschen nur nehmen wie
sie sind, so machen wir sie schlechter; wenn wir
sie behandeln, als wären sie was sie sein sollten,
so bringen wir sie dahin, wohin sie zu bringen
sind."
The quote you mentioned doesn't match the above
absolutely exactly but I'm sure it is the same.
Hope, it helped. Erik

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: Laura, : this quota comes from "Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre, : Book VIII, Chapter 4". The german versions says : "Wenn wir, sagtest Du, die Menschen nur nehmen wie : sie sind, so machen wir sie schlechter; wenn wir : sie behandeln, als wären sie was sie sein sollten, : so bringen wir sie dahin, wohin sie zu bringen : sind." : The quote you mentioned doesn't match the above : absolutely exactly but I'm sure it is the same. : Hope, it helped. Erik

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