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

Quote by Heinrich Heine

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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...

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.

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 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 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...

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...

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

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

Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one's nose.

Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one's nose.

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

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.

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

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

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,...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Like a great poet, Nature knows how to produce the greatest effects with the most...

Like a great poet, Nature knows how to produce the greatest effects with the most...

The big artist keeps an eye on nature and steals her tools.

The big artist keeps an eye on nature and steals her tools.

When I sound the fairy call, gather here in silent meeiing, Chin to knee on...

When I sound the fairy call, gather here in silent meeiing, Chin to knee on...