"You should only attempt to borrow from those……" — Heinrich Heine
"You should only attempt to borrow from those who have but few of this world's goods, as their chests are not of iron, and they are, besides, anxious to appear wealthier than they really are."
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172 Quotes by Heinrich Heine
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What lies lurk in kisses.
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True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.
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Poverty sits by the cradle of all our great men and rocks all of them to manhood.
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There is one thing on earth more terrible than English music, and that is English painting.
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She resembles the Venus de Milo: she is very old, has no teeth, and has white spots on her yellow…
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I have a most peaceable disposition. My desires are for a modest hut, a thatched roof, but a good bed,…
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In the image of the lion made He kittens small and curious.
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Human misery is too great for men to do without faith.
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Like a great poet, Nature knows how to produce the greatest effects with the most limited means.
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Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk,…
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Oh, what lies there are in kisses.
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Atheism is the last word of theism
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