Heinrich Heine Quote

A friend asked me why we don't build cathedrals like the famous Gothic ones nowadays, and I said to him: 'The men of those times had convictions; we moderns have nothing but opinions, and to raise a Gothic cathedral, something more than an opinion is needed'.

God has given us the tongue so that we can speak kind things to our friends and harsh truths to our enemies.

Heinrich Heine

True madness may be nothing more than wisdom itself, tired of discovering the world's shame, having made the intelligent resolution to go crazy.

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The wise generate new ideas; the foolish expand them.

Heinrich Heine

If you want to travel to the stars, don't seek company.

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Upon closer inspection, we all hide, completely naked, in the clothes we wear.

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Wherever books are burned, men will ultimately be burned.

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Build your cabin in the valley, but never do it at the summit.

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Any crime that does not become a scandal does not exist for society.

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Where books are loved, men are also loved.

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Angels call it divine pleasure; demons, infernal suffering; men, love.

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To be loved wholeheartedly... one must suffer.

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Experience is a good school, but the tuition is very expensive.

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