340 Quotes by Heinrich Heine

I consider it a degradation and a stain on my honor to submit to baptism in order to qualify myself for state employment in Prussia.

In dark ages people are best guided by religion, as in a pitch-black night a blind man is the best guide; he knows the roads and paths better than a man who can see. When daylight comes, however, it is foolish to use blind, old men as guides.

Whether a revolutions succeeds or fails people of great hearts will always be sacrificed to it.

When'er into thine eyes I see, All pain and sorrow fly from me. [Ger., Wenn ich in deine Augen sch' So schwindet all' mein Leid und Weh.]

Wherever they burn books they will also end up burning people.

Graves they say are warm'd by glory; Foolish words and empty story.

We should forgive our enemies, but only after they have been hanged first.

He who fights with priests may make up his mind to have his poor good name torn and befouled by the most infamous lies and the most cutting slanders.

As the stars are the glory of the sky, so great men are the glory of their country, yea, of the whole earth. The hearts of great men are the stars of earth; and doubtless when one looks down from above upon our planet, these hearts are seen to send forth, a silvery light just like the stars of heaven.