Christ rode on an ass, but now asses ride on Christ.

Quote by Heinrich Heine

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In earlier religions the spirit of the time was expressed through the individual and confirmed...

In earlier religions the spirit of the time was expressed through the individual and confirmed...

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...

Communism possesses a language which every people can understand - its elements are hunger, envy,...

Communism possesses a language which every people can understand - its elements are hunger, envy,...

Atheism is the last word of theism

Atheism is the last word of theism

I will not say that women have no character; rather, they have a new one...

I will not say that women have no character; rather, they have a new one...

Whenever books are burned, men also in the end are burned.

Whenever books are burned, men also in the end are burned.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

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...

I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I...

I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I...

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

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

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.

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...

Experience is a good school. But the fees are high.

Experience is a good school. But the fees are high.

Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one's nose.

Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one's nose.

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...

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

Human misery is too great for men to do without faith.

Human misery is too great for men to do without faith.

Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the...

Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the...

Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not...

Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not...