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

Quote by Heinrich Heine

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The Bible is the great family chronicle of the Jews.

The Bible is the great family chronicle of the Jews.

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...

God will forgive me. It's his job.

God will forgive me. It's his job.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oh, what lies there are in kisses.

Oh, what lies there are in kisses.

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,...

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.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

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...

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,...

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

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

No one truth is rightly held till it is clearly conceived and stated, and no...

No one truth is rightly held till it is clearly conceived and stated, and no...

The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You cannot have...

The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You cannot have...