~ Der Mensch lebt nur einmal ~
 
The verse on this stein along with the front scene implores one to live it up now because you only live once. The stein is in the Jugendstil (youth style = modern art) and marked on the base "1249 Germany" and on the body "408", ca. early 1900's,
 
Der Mensch lebt nur einmal. Humans live only once.
 
 
Translation: Roy De Selms
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