Apt Students?Friedrich Schleiermacher was once complimented on the apparent popularity of his sermons. "My audiences comprise mostly students, women, and officers," he replied.
"The students come to hear me preach," he explained, "and the women to watch the students." And the officers? "To watch the women!"
Schleiermacher, Friedrich Daniel Ernst (1768-1834) German philosopher and theologianMore Friedrich Schleiermacher anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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