Heinrich Heine's best quotes
The top 3 according to 24 votes from people: On wings of song, my darling, I will carry you away. · Rome always wanted to rule, and when its legions fell, it sent dogmas to the provinces. · God will forgive me; that's his job.. (Updated Jan 1, 2024.)
From The Harz Journey to Night Thoughts: Heine's sharpest and most beautiful lines, each with its source.
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Top 13
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On wings of song, my darling, I will carry you away.
Book of Songs, Lyrical Intermezzo.
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Rome always wanted to rule, and when its legions fell, it sent dogmas to the provinces.
Travel Pictures, The North Sea.
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God will forgive me; that's his job.
His reported last words.
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I do not know what it means that I am so sad.
The Lorelei, Book of Songs.
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That's the nice thing about Germans: no one is so mad that he can't find someone madder who understands him.
The Harz Journey.
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When the emperor itches, the peoples have to scratch.
Last Poems.
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When I think of Germany at night, I am robbed of my sleep.
Night Thoughts (1843).
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Scents are the feelings of flowers.
The Harz Journey.
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Money is round and rolls away, but education stays.
Travel Pictures, The Baths of Lucca.
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I read the boring book, fell asleep over it, dreamt I was still reading, woke up from boredom, and did that three times.
Thoughts and Fancies.
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When you really think about it, we are all naked inside our clothes.
Travel Pictures, Norderney.
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The stars of our fortune lie within ourselves.
Memoirs, 1854.
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The town itself is beautiful, and pleases you most when you look at it with your back.
The Harz Journey, on Göttingen.
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Pleasure is nothing but a highly agreeable pain.
Travel Pictures, Italy.
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