We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged Heinrich Heine More Quotes by Heinrich Heine More Quotes From Heinrich Heine With his nightcaps and the tatters of his dressing-gown he patches up the gaps in the structure of the universe. Heinrich Heine gowns gaps structure In vain would I seek to discover Why sad and mournful am I, My thoughts without ceasing brood over A tale of the time gone by. Heinrich Heine tales vain gone A pine tree standeth lonely In the North on an upland bare; It standeth whitely shrouded With snow, and sleepeth there. It dreameth of a Palm tree Which far in the East alone, In the mournful silence standeth On its ridge of burning stone. Heinrich Heine silence lonely snow Where words cease, there music begins. Heinrich Heine cease music-is Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they go into battle. Heinrich Heine funny-wedding battle soldier If one has no heart, one cannot write for the masses. Heinrich Heine mass heart writing No author is a man of genius to his publisher. Heinrich Heine publishers genius men Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but less by assimilation than by friction. Heinrich Heine genius literature fiction Photography is a witness against the mistaken opinion that art is an imitation of nature. Heinrich Heine opinion photography art There, where one burns books... one, in the end, burns men. Heinrich Heine burn-book men book She resembles the Venus de Milo: she is very old, has no teeth, and has white spots on her yellow skin. Heinrich Heine venus-de-milo sarcastic yellow I have smelt all the aromas there are in the fragrant kitchen they call Earth; and what we can enjoy in this life, I surely have enjoyed just like a lord! Heinrich Heine kitchen earth happiness I have a most peaceable disposition. My desires are for a modest hut, a thatched roof, but a good bed, good food, very fresh milk and butter, flowers in front of my window and a few pretty trees by my door. And should the good Lord wish to make me really happy, he will allow me the pleasure of seeing about six or seven of my enemies hanged upon those trees. Heinrich Heine crazy flower peace That was only the beginning - where one burns books, one will finally also burn people. Heinrich Heine civil-rights book people Human misery is too great for men to die without faith. Heinrich Heine literature faith men Oh, what lies there are in kisses. Heinrich Heine kissing lying Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. Heinrich Heine stupid wise men The gazelles so gentle and clever Skip lightly in frolicsome mood. Heinrich Heine gazelles mood clever In the image of the lion made He kittens small and curious. Heinrich Heine kitten lions cat I do not know if she was virtuous, but she was ugly, and with a woman that is half the battle. Heinrich Heine battle half literature
