I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I awoke from sheer boredom.

Quote by Heinrich Heine

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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...

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two...

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two...

The fundamental evil of the world arose from the fact that the good Lord has...

The fundamental evil of the world arose from the fact that the good Lord has...

In politics, as in life, we must above all things wish only for the attainable.

In politics, as in life, we must above all things wish only for the attainable.

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...

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...

Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course...

Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course...

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...

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

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.

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

It is extremely difficult for a Jew to be converted, for how can he bring...

It is extremely difficult for a Jew to be converted, for how can he bring...

God will forgive me. It's his job.

God will forgive me. It's his job.

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

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

Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course...

Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course...

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

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

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time...

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time...

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.

God will forgive me; that's his business.

God will forgive me; that's his business.

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

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