Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
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Dumb Deutsch ? It doesn't matter. You don’t have to speak a word of German to get a real laugh out of this comic collection of frightful faux pas.
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The state is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else.
Les hommes ne croient jamais les autres capables de ce qu' ils ne le sont pas eux-mêmes.
I don’t remember my German apartment for its thick windows (dichte Fenster). What I do remember was the window shades that were built into the wall. You could pull on a pulley or something and an iron contraption would come down. It blocked you from seeing out through the window and it blocked the neighbors from seeing you. I thought that was cool. Kind of reminded me of being a feudal lord with his mote and drawbridge.
I read that article yesterday – made me chuckle! There’s a German expression – leben wie Gott in Frankreich – so I’m surprised France didn’t rate more highly!