The foolish race of mankind are swarming below in the night; they shriek and rage and quarrel — and all of them are right. – Heinrich Heine
Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows ones nose. – Heinrich Heine
The weather-cock on the church spire, though made of iron, would soon be broken by the storm-wind if it did not understand the noble art of turning to every wind. – Heinrich Heine
In these times we fight for ideas and newspapers are our fortress. – Heinrich Heine
It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to it all. – Heinrich Heine
The lotus flower is troubled At the suns resplendent light; With sunken head and sadly She dreamily waits for the night. – Heinrich Heine
In the marvellous month of May when all the buds were bursting, then in my heart did love arise.
In the marvellous month of May when all the birds were singing, then did I reveal to her my yearning and longing. – Heinrich Heine
Whenever books are burned men also in the end are burned. – Heinrich Heine
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings. – Heinrich Heine
Oh what lies lurk in kisses! – Heinrich Heine
God will forgive me. Its his job. – Heinrich Heine
God will forgive me thats his business. – Heinrich Heine
I will not say that women have no character rather, they have a new one every day. – Heinrich Heine
The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle. – Heinrich Heine
You cannot feed the hungry on statistics. – Heinrich Heine
Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion. – Heinrich Heine
The Bible is the great family chronicle of the Jews. – Heinrich Heine
Human misery is too great for men to do without faith. – Heinrich Heine
Experience is a good school. But the fees are high. – Heinrich Heine
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world. – Heinrich Heine