"As the priest is characterized by his cassock,……" — E T A Hoffmann
"As the priest is characterized by his cassock, so the smoker by his pipe. The way in which he holds it, raises it to his lips, and knocks out the ashes, reveals his personality, habits, passions, and even his thoughts."
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E T A Hoffmann
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13 Quotes by E T A Hoffmann
E T A Hoffmann has 13 quotes on this site.
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Why should not a writer be permitted to make use of the levers of fear, terror and horror because some…
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It is only in the morning that one should marry, read unfavourable reviews, make one's will, beat one's servants, and…
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Boys should not play with weapons more dangerous than they understand.
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It is nearly always the most improbable things that really come to pass.
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It is useless to contend with the irresistible power of Time, which goes on continually creating by a process of…
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Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from…
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Let me ask you outright, gentle reader, if there have not been hours, indeed whole days and weeks of your…
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I may be permitted, kind reader, to doubt whether you have ever been enclosed in a glass bottle, unless some…
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How prone poor Humanity is to dam up the minutest remnants of its freedom, and build an artificial roof to…
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Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?
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Think of the wonderful circles in which our whole being moves and from which we cannot escape no matter how…
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Once you are dancing with the devil, the prettiest capers won't help you.
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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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When the race is ended, and the play is either won or lost, and ye are in the utmost circle…
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