63 Quotes by Jacob Grimm

On the whole it is certainly not necessary. Nothing can better defend us than nature itself, which has let certain flowers and leaves grow in a particular color and shape. People who do not find them beneficial, suitable for their special needs, which cannot be known, can easily walk right by them. But they cannot demand that the flowers and leaves be colored and cut in another way.

Once upon a time...

Mirror, mirror on the wall,Who is the fairest one of all?

The Lord God had created all animals, and had chosen out the wolf to be his dog.

The true poet, is like a man who's happy anywhere, in endless measure, if he's allowed to look at leaves and grass, to see the sun rise and set.

The tailor put on the girdle, and resolved to go forth into the world, because he thought his workshop was too small for his valor.

I shall eat anyone who tries to steal my singing, springing lark!

nicht der arm der gerechtigkeit, die gewalt nöthigte mich ein land zu räumen, in das man mich berufen, wo ich acht jahre in treuem, ehrenvollen dienste zugebracht hatte. `gib dem herrn eine hand, er ist ein flüchtling‘, sagte eine groszmutter zu ihrem enkel, als ich am 16. december die grenze überschritten hatte. und wo ward ich so genannt? in meinem geburtslande, das an dem abend desselben tages ungern mich mich wieder aufnahm, meine gefährten sogar von sich stiesz.

Love is like death, it must come to us all, but to each his own unique way and time, sometimes it will be avoided, but never can it be cheated, and never will it be forgotten.