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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

Woman is at once apple and serpent.

In politics, as in life, we must above all things wish only for the attainable.

In politics, as in life, we must above all things wish only for the attainable.

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...

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...

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

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

God will forgive me. It's his job.

God will forgive me. It's his job.

Forgiveness is the key to happiness.

Forgiveness is the key to happiness.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.