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

Quote by Heinrich Heine

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

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

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

The Bible is the great family chronicle of the Jews.

The Bible is the great family chronicle of the Jews.

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,...

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

Oh, they loved dearly: their souls kissed, they kissed with their eyes, they were both...

Oh, they loved dearly: their souls kissed, they kissed with their eyes, they were both...

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

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

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

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

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...

True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.

True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.

In these times we fight for ideas and newspapers are our fortress.

In these times we fight for ideas and newspapers are our fortress.

God will forgive me; that's his business.

God will forgive me; that's his business.

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...