Quote by Heinrich Heine
It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too

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

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If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world. – Heinrich Heine

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