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

Quote by Heinrich Heine

Topics: Books Quotes, Injustice Quotes

The Bible is the great family chronicle of the Jews.

The Bible is the great family chronicle of the Jews.

Human misery is too great for men to do without faith.

Human misery is too great for men to do without faith.

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...

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...

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...

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.

God will forgive me; that's his business.

God will forgive me; that's his business.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

God will forgive me. It's his job.

God will forgive me. It's his job.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

Woman is at once apple and serpent

Woman is at once apple and serpent

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...

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

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

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.