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

Quote by Heinrich Heine

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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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

God will forgive me; that's his business.

God will forgive me; that's his business.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Experience is a good school, but the fees are high.

Experience is a good school, but the fees are high.

The men of action are, after all, only the unconscious instruments of the men of...

The men of action are, after all, only the unconscious instruments of the men of...

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...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...