Quotes by Adelbert Von Chamisso

When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know...

This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and...

The word majesty was now dropped; but, with the deepest respect and humility, I was...

On recovering my senses, I hastened to quit a place where I hoped there was...

Of what use were wings to a man fast bound in chains of iron?

My vanity was flattered by having been mistaken for our revered sovereign. I ordered a...

My first care the following morning was, to devise some means of discovering the man...

In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on...

I will give you three days to seek your shadow. Return to me in the...

I ordered gold in the meantime to be showered down without ceasing among the happy...

Because it appears to me a hazardous thing to exchange my soul for my shadow.

All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception...