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

Quote by Heinrich Heine

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

Atheism is the last word of theism.

Atheism is the last word of theism.

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...

God will forgive me; that's his business.

God will forgive me; that's his business.

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...

The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle.

The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle.

Oh, what lies there are in kisses.

Oh, what lies there are in kisses.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

A lie never lives to be old.

A lie never lives to be old.

Great liars are also great magicians

Great liars are also great magicians