It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to it all. Heinrich Heine More Quotes by Heinrich Heine More Quotes From Heinrich Heine Atheism is the last word of theism Heinrich Heine theism atheism lasts Phychical pain is more easily borne than physical; and if I had my choice between a bad conscience and a bad tooth, I should choose the former. Heinrich Heine teeth pain choices Terrible as is war, it yet displays the spiritual grandeur of man daring to defy his mightiest hereditary enemy--death. Heinrich Heine spiritual men war High in the air rises the forest of oaks, high over the oaks soar the eagle, high over the eagle sweep the clouds, high over the clouds gleam the stars... high over the stars sweep the angels. Heinrich Heine angel stars clouds Christianity is an idea, and as such is indestructible and immortal, like every idea. Heinrich Heine immortal christianity ideas I am no longer a divine biped. I am no longer the freest German after Goethe, as Ruge named me in healthier days. I am no longer the great hero No. 2, who was compared with the grape-crowned Dionysius, whilst my colleague No. 1 enjoyed the title of a Grand Ducal Weimarian Jupiter. I am no longer a joyous, somewhat corpulent Hellenist, laughing cheerfully down upon the melancholy Nazarenes. I am now a poor fatally-ill Jew, an emaciated picture of woe, an unhappy man. Heinrich Heine hero laughing men A blaspheming Frenchman is a spectacle more pleasing to the Lord than a praying Englishman. Heinrich Heine britain praying lord Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course the miracle. Heinrich Heine lovely miracle sleep From every Englishman emanates a kind of gas, the deadly choke-damp of boredom. Heinrich Heine boredom england insulting In earlier religions the spirit of the time was expressed through the individual and confirmed by miracles. In modern religions the spirit is expressed through the many and confirmed by reason. Heinrich Heine miracle spirit reason The negro king desired to be portrayed as white. But do not laugh at the poor African; for every man is but another negro king, and would like to appear in a color different from that with which Fate has bedaubed him. Heinrich Heine fate kings men Jews who long have drifted from the faith of their fathers... are stirred in their inmost parts when the old, familiar Passover sounds chance to fall upon their ears. Heinrich Heine long father fall In action, the English have the advantage enjoyed by free men always entitled to free discussion: of having a ready judgment on every question. We Germans, on the other hand, are always thinking. We think so much that we never form a judgment. Heinrich Heine men hands thinking Write . . . write . . . pencil . . . paper. Heinrich Heine pencils paper writing With the rose the butterfly's deep in love, Heinrich Heine butterfly sweet love In these times we fight for ideas and newspapers are our fortress. Heinrich Heine fighting time ideas Where books are burnt, men finish up being burnt too. Heinrich Heine men book God will forgive me the foolish remarks I have made about Him just as I will forgive my opponents the foolish things they have written about me, even though they are spiritually as inferior to me as I to thee, O God! Heinrich Heine forgiveness forgive-me forgiving The artist is the child in the popular fable, every one of whose tears was a pearl. Heinrich Heine artist suffering children In blissful dream, in silent night, There came to me, with magic might, With magic might, my own sweet love, Into my little room above. Heinrich Heine dream sweet night
