One of my favourite quotes from the drama "Faust" by J.W. von Goethe, about the futility of science. An English translation, according to George Madison Priest, would be: "Ye instruments, ye surely jeer at me / With handle, wheel and cogs and cylinder / I stood beside the gate, ye were to be the key / True, intricate your ward, but no bolts do ye stir."

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Unfortunately, in the book by John Phillips from which I scanned it, this picture is spread across a double page, which explains the slight kink in the middle. I'd be grateful if someone could provide a better copy.

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Eine englische Homepage wollte ich sowieso, und zwei Sprachversionen wären mir zu viel Arbeit. Ich hoffe, meine deutschsprachigen Besucher können mir das nachsehen.

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