The bad Popes loved Beauty, almost as passionately, nay, with as much passion as the good Popes hated Thought.
The Soul of Man Under Socialism, Oscar Wilde
German translation:
Die schlechten Päpste liebten die Schönheit fast so leidenschaftlich - nein ebenso leidenschaftlich - wie die guten Päpste das Denken hassten. Verwandte Phrasen
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The Federal Office of Criminal Justice Bundeskriminalamt, which hunted down the terrorists, is, like the Federal Centre for Political Education, a branch of the Ministry of the Interior
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to be on the wane
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The inner city was designated/declared a conservation area
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The bus doesn't stop here.
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The year draws to a close
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The horses are running away.
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The problem should right itself
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The place can be reached by train