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Folly, thou conquerest, and I must yieldAgainst stupidity the very godsThemselves contend in vain. Exalted reason, Resplendent daughter of the head divine,Wise founders of the system of the world,Guide of the stars, who are thou then, if thou,Bound to the tail of folly's uncurb'd steed,Must, vainly shrieking, with the drunken crowd,Eyes open, plunge down headlong in the abyss.

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    Torheit, du siegst, und ich muss der Dummheit nachgeben, gegen die selbst die Götter vergeblich kämpfen. Erhabene Vernunft, strahlende Tochter des göttlichen Hauptes, weise Gründer des Systems der Welt, Führerin der Sterne, wer bist du dann, wenn du, an den Schwanz des ungebändigten Rosses der Torheit gebunden, vergeblich schreiend mit dem Betrunkene Menschenmenge stürzt mit offenen Augen kopfüber in den Abgrund.

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