Christian Friedrich Hebbel

Christian Friedrich Hebbel (18 March 1813 – 13 December 1863) was a German poet and dramatist.

Friedrich Hebbel (1851)

Quotes

• Was du teurer bezahlst, die Lüge oder die Wahrheit?
  Jene kostet dein Ich, diese doch höchstens dein Glück.
  • Which do you pay dearer for, lies or the truth?
    The former costs you yourself, the latter at most your happiness.
    • "Epigrams" in Sämtliche Werke, volume 6, page 365