der Geist der stets verneint
German quotation from Goethe
der Geist der stets ver·neint
dər-ˈgīst-dər-ˌshtāts-fer-ˈnīnt 
: the spirit that always negates
—applied originally to Mephistopheles
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“Der Geist der stets verneint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/der%20Geist%20der%20stets%20verneint. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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