Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

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...

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 will not say that women have no character; rather, they have a new one...

I will not say that women have no character; rather, they have a new one...

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...

When words leave off, music begins.

When words leave off, music begins.

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...

Whether a revolution succeeds or fails people of great hearts will always be sacrificed to...

Whether a revolution succeeds or fails people of great hearts will always be sacrificed to...

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.

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...

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...

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a...

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a...

Between the covers of the books that no one had ever read again, in the...

Between the covers of the books that no one had ever read again, in the...

Extreme law is often extreme injustice

Extreme law is often extreme injustice