Nicolaas Beets
Dutch theologian, professor, writer and poet, also known as Hildebrand (1814-1903)
Nicolaas Beets (13 September 1814 – 13 March 1903) was a Dutch theologian, writer and poet. He published also under the pseudonym Hildebrand.
Quotes
edit- "Het botsen der gevoelens," zegt men vaak,
"Kan voeren tot het ware van de zaak".
Maar waar vooroordeel met vooroordeel strijdt,
Wat is het — dan verlies van tijd!- "The clash of feelings," it is often said,
"Can lead to the truth of the matter."
But where prejudice fights with prejudice,
What is it then — a waste of time! - Winterloof. Late Gedichten, 1884–1887 (Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff, 1887), p. 35: Du choc des opinions naquit la vérité (title of poem, taken from Charles-Pierre Colardeau)
- "The clash of feelings," it is often said,
