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Q: literary quotatiion in German. ( No Answer,   3 Comments )
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Subject: literary quotatiion in German.
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Books and Literature
Asked by: kathiebook-ga
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Posted: 11 Sep 2004 00:17 PDT
Expires: 11 Oct 2004 00:17 PDT
Question ID: 399668
who wrote: "Jeder Koncurrenz fuhrt zum Teufel"?
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Subject: Re: literary quotatiion in German.
From: till-ga on 11 Sep 2004 01:42 PDT
 
I could not find the quote.
Two spelling corrections if another researcher wants to try to answer the question:
"Konkurrenz" and "führt" 

till-ga
Subject: Re: literary quotatiion in German.
From: scriptor-ga on 11 Sep 2004 04:53 PDT
 
This is really interesting. The correct spelling of the quote is:
"Jede Konsequenz führt zum Teufel", which translates as "All possible
outcomes lead to the devil". Since 'Konsequenz' has more than one
meaning in German, it could also translate as: "Moralizing always
leads to the devil".

This quotation can be found almost exclusively on Dutch websites,
attributed to Martin Luther, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, or simply
called a "German proverb". But actually, the saying seems to be
virtually unknown outside Holland. I found very few German sites using
the quote.

Scriptor
Subject: Re: literary quotatiion in German.
From: justaskscott-ga on 11 Sep 2004 08:26 PDT
 
"Konkurrenz" means "competition", and a saying "Every competition
leads to the devil" sounds plausible.  But like scriptor, I've only
seen "Jede Kosenquenz" or the Dutch version thereof.

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