Well, yes: people write poems when they are in love, but a wise man will not print them. — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
One cannot quite trust the word of potted flowers," thought the butterfly; "they have too much to do with men. — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
It is the power of thought that gives man power over nature. — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
The wiser a man becomes, the more he will read, and those who are wisest read most. — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
Nothing is too high for a man to reach, but he must climb with care and confidence — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
In the days of Moses and the prophets such a man would have been counted among the wise men of the land;… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
Every town, like every man, has its own countenance; they have a common likeness and yet are different; one keeps in his… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
At first she was overjoyed that he would be with her, but then she recalled that human people could not live under… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
I have gone through the most terrible affair that could possibly happen; only imagine, my shadow has gone mad; I suppose such… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
“I never dreamed of such happiness as this, while I was an ugly duckling.” — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
“It was the last night that she would breathe the same air as he, or look out over the deep sea and up into… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
“Roses bloom and cease to be, but we shall the Christ-child see” — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
“I can give her no greater power than she has already, said the woman; don't you see how strong that is? How men and… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
Every time a good child dies, an angel of God comes down to earth. He takes the child in his arms, spreads out his… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
In the middle of a garden grew a rose tree; it was full of roses, and in the loveliest of them all lived an… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
I know what you want. It is very stupid of you, but you shall have your way, and it will bring you to sorrow,… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
“No one would allow that he could not see these much-admired clothes; because, in doing so, he would have declared himself either a simpleton… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
“as the centre of a thick wood. In this snug retreat sat a duck on her nest, watching for her young brood to hatch;” — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
The naive was only a part of my fairy tales; humor was the real salt in them. — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
Every step you take will feel as if you were treading upon knife blades so sharp that blood must flow. I am willing to… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
