Friedrich Ruckert Quotes & Sayings

As thou hast created me out of mingled air and glitter, I thank thee for it.
[Ger., Wie aus Duft und Glanz gemischt
Du mich schufst, dir dank ich's heut.] — Friedrich Ruckert

Youth, enthusiasm, and tenderness are like the days of spring. Instead of complaining, O my heart, of their brief duration, try to enjoy them. — Friedrich Ruckert

Much we learn only to forget it again, to stand by the goal, we must traverse all the way to it — Friedrich Ruckert