Ask me not what I have, but what I am.

Quote by Heinrich Heine

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Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.

Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.

Matrimony; the high sea for which no compass has yet been invented.

Matrimony; the high sea for which no compass has yet been invented.

Poverty sits by the cradle of all our great men, and rocks them up to...

Poverty sits by the cradle of all our great men, and rocks them up to...

One should forgive one's enemies, but not before they are hanged

One should forgive one's enemies, but not before they are hanged

When words leave off, music begins.

When words leave off, music begins.

I do not know if she was virtuous, but she was ugly, and with a...

I do not know if she was virtuous, but she was ugly, and with a...

God will forgive me. It's his job.

God will forgive me. It's his job.

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have...

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have...

Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they...

Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they...

Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they...

Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they...

Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.

Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.

Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but, less by assimilation than...

Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but, less by assimilation than...

Those who begin by burning books will end by burning people.

Those who begin by burning books will end by burning people.

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

There are more fools in the world than there are people.

There are more fools in the world than there are people.

Like a great poet, Nature knows how to produce the greatest effects with the most...

Like a great poet, Nature knows how to produce the greatest effects with the most...

The Bible is the great family chronicle of the Jews.

The Bible is the great family chronicle of the Jews.

I have never seen an ass who talked like a human being, but I have...

I have never seen an ass who talked like a human being, but I have...

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

Of course God will forgive me; that's His job.

Of course God will forgive me; that's His job.