A true German can't stand the French,
Yet gladly he drinks their wines.
• Auerbach's Cellar
Yet gladly he drinks their wines.
• Auerbach's Cellar
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''Ein echter deutscher Mann mag keinen Franzen leiden,
Doch ihre Weine trinkt er gern.''
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "''Ein echter deutscher Mann mag keinen Franzen leiden,
Doch ihre Weine trinkt er gern.''" in the context of "A true German can't stand the French,
Yet gladly he drinks their wines.
• Auerbach's Cellar" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe" (Quotes, Faust, Part 1 (1808))
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