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

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.

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,...

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

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...

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

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...

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.

Oh, what lies there are in kisses.

Oh, what lies there are in kisses.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

It is a common phenomenon that just the prettiest girls find it so difficult to...

It is a common phenomenon that just the prettiest girls find it so difficult to...

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

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

When the heroes go off the stage, the clowns come on.

When the heroes go off the stage, the clowns come on.

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

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

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let...

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let...

Experience needs distance and what you write of at a distance tells not so much...

Experience needs distance and what you write of at a distance tells not so much...