True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.

Quote by Heinrich Heine

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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...

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...

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.

When words leave off, music begins.

When words leave off, music begins.

Oh, what lies there are in kisses.

Oh, what lies there are in kisses.

Atheism is the last word of theism.

Atheism is the last word of theism.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Of course God will forgive me; that's His job.

Of course God will forgive me; that's His job.

God will forgive me; that's his business.

God will forgive me; that's his business.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

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...