Don't send a poet to London. Heinrich Heine More Quotes by Heinrich Heine More Quotes From Heinrich Heine Perfumes are the feelings of flowers, and as the human heart, imagining itself alone and unwatched, feels most deeply in the night-time, so seems it as if the flowers, in musing modesty, await the mantling eventide ere they give themselves up wholly to feeling... Heinrich Heine flowerdreamheart A brainiac notices everything, an ignoramus comments about everything. Heinrich Heine stupid-peoplestupidpeople If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world. Heinrich Heine educationlifefunny Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you. Oh, what lies there are in kisses! Heinrich Heine foolkissinglying Poverty sits by the cradle of all our great men and rocks all of them to manhood. Heinrich Heine povertyrocksmen If you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure, then believe. Heinrich Heine soulfaithbelieve Mine is a most peaceable disposition. My wishes are: a humble cottage with a thatched roof, but a good bed, good food, the freshest milk and butter, flowers before my window, and a few fine trees before my door; and if God wants to make my happiness complete, he will grant me the joy of seeing some six or seven of my enemies hanging from those trees. Before death I shall, moved in my heart, forgive them all the wrong they did me in their lifetime. One must, it is true, forgive one's enemies-- but not before they have been hanged. Heinrich Heine flowerhumbleheart We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged Heinrich Heine forgivenesslifedeath Woman is at once apple and serpent. Heinrich Heine serpentapplesdefinitions It is a common phenomenon that just the prettiest girls find it so difficult to get a man. Heinrich Heine girlcommonmen A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. Heinrich Heine motivational-saleswisemen Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid Heinrich Heine bipolarinsanestupid True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary. Heinrich Heine eloquencesilenceliterature Every period of time is a sphinx that throws itself into the abyss as soon as its riddle has been solved. Heinrich Heine sphinxriddleperiods I have never seen an ass who talked like a human being, but I have met many human beings who talked like asses. Heinrich Heine asspublic-speakingliterature Society is a republic. When an individual endeavors to lift himself above his fellows, he is dragged down by the mass, either by means of ridicule or of calumny. No one shall be more virtuous or more intellectually gifted than others. Whoever, by the irresistable force of genius, rises above the common herd is certain to be ostracized by society, which will pursue him with such merciless derision and detraction that at last he will be compelled to retreat into the solitude of his thoughts. Heinrich Heine individualitysolitudemean Ask me not what I have, but what I am. Heinrich Heine ask-measksliterature On the waves of the brook she dances by, The light, the lovely dragon-fly; She dances here, she dances there, The shimmering, glimmering flutterer fair. And many a foolish young beetle's impressed By the blue gauze gown in which she is dressed; They admire the enamel that decks her bright, And her elegant waist so slim and slight. Heinrich Heine dragonslightblue There are more fools in the world than there are people. Heinrich Heine stupid-peoplestupiditysilly You cannot feed the hungry on statistics. Heinrich Heine diversitypoliticalscience
