Heinrich Heine Quotes
Most popular Heinrich Heine Quotes
![Nature is visible thought. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/53/10053A-nature-is-visible-thought-heinrich-heine.png)
Nature is visible thought.
![Only feeling understands feeling. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/37/3537A-only-feeling-understands-feeling-heinrich-heine.png)
Only feeling understands feeling.
![Man, the aristocrat among animals. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/34/35434A-man-the-aristocrat-among-animals-heinrich-heine.png)
Man, the aristocrat among animals.
![God will forgive me. It's his job. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/27/50927A-god-will-forgive-me-its-his-job-heinrich-heine.png)
God will forgive me. It's his job.
![Where words leave off, music begins. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/56/36256A-where-words-leave-off-music-begins-heinrich-heine.png)
Where words leave off, music begins.
![Perfumes are the feelings of flowers. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/02/31202A-perfumes-are-the-feelings-of-flowers-heinrich-heine.png)
Perfumes are the feelings of flowers.
![The worst of poisons: to mistrust one's power. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/54/8254A-the-worst-of-poisons-to-mistrust-ones-power-heinrich-heine.png)
The worst of poisons: to mistrust one's power.
![Thought precedes action, as lightning does thunder. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/80/40980A-thought-precedes-action-as-lightning-does-thunder-heinrich-heine.png)
Thought precedes action, as lightning does thunder.
![Experience is a good school, but the fees are high. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/13/7613A-experience-is-a-good-school-but-fees-are-high-heinrich-heine.png)
Experience is a good school, but the fees are high.
![Thought is invisible nature; nature, visible thought. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/90/4790A-thought-is-invisible-nature-nature-visible-thought-heinrich-heine.png)
Thought is invisible nature; nature, visible thought.
![Wise men think out their thoughts; fools proclaim them. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/92/4792A-wise-men-think-out-their-thoughts-fools-proclaim-them-heinrich-heine.png)
Wise men think out their thoughts; fools proclaim them.
![Wherever books will be burned, men also, will be burned. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/58/27758A-wherever-books-will-be-burned-men-also-will-be-burned-heinrich-heine.png)
Wherever books will be burned, men also, will be burned.
![The thought precedes the deed as the lightning the thunder. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/91/4791A-the-thought-precedes-the-deed-as-lightning-thunder-heinrich-heine.png)
The thought precedes the deed as the lightning the thunder.
![Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/23/14523A-wherever-they-burn-books-they-will-also-end-burn-human-heinrich-heine.png)
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.
![Do not mock our dreamers . . . their words become the seeds of freedom. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/13/6313A-do-not-mock-our-dreamers-their-words-become-seeds-freedom-heinrich-heine.png)
Do not mock our dreamers . . . their words become the seeds of freedom.
![The men of the past had convictions, while we moderns have only opinions. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/13/5113A-the-men-of-the-past-had-convictions-while-we-moderns-heinrich-heine.png)
The men of the past had convictions, while we moderns have only opinions.
![Life is a disease, the whole world a hospital, and Death is our physician. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/96/34796A-life-is-a-disease-the-whole-world-hospital-death-is-heinrich-heine.png)
Life is a disease, the whole world a hospital, and Death is our physician.
![If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/86/23486A-if-the-romans-had-been-obliged-learn-latin-they-would-heinrich-heine.png)
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world.
![Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they go into battle. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/27/23827A-music-played-at-weddings-always-reminds-me-music-played-soldiers-heinrich-heine.png)
Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they go into battle.
![The Romans would never have found time to conquer the world if they had been obliged fist to learn Latin. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/69/269A-the-romans-would-never-have-found-time-conquer-world-if-heinrich-heine.png)
The Romans would never have found time to conquer the world if they had been obliged fist to learn Latin.
![My heart is like the ocean,
With tempest, ebb, and flow,
And many pearls full precious
Lie in its depths below. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/76/32676A-my-heart-is-like-the-ocean-with-tempest-ebb-flow-heinrich-heine.png)
My heart is like the ocean, With tempest, ebb, and flow, And many pearls full precious Lie in its depths below.
![Oh what lies there are in kisses!
And their guile so well prepared!
Sweet the snaring is; but this is
Sweeter still, to be ensnared. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/73/34173A-oh-what-lies-there-are-in-kisses-their-guile-so-heinrich-heine.png)
Oh what lies there are in kisses! And their guile so well prepared! Sweet the snaring is; but this is Sweeter still, to be ensnared.
![People in those old times had convictions; we moderns only have opinions. And it needs more than a mere opinion to erect a Gothic cathedral. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/59/28659A-people-in-those-old-times-had-convictions-we-moderns-only-heinrich-heine.png)
People in those old times had convictions; we moderns only have opinions. And it needs more than a mere opinion to erect a Gothic cathedral.
![Music is a strange thing. I would almost say it is a miracle. For it stands halfway between thought and phenomenon, between spirit and matter, a sort of nebulous mediator. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/55/36255A-music-is-a-strange-thing-i-would-almost-say-it-heinrich-heine.png)
Music is a strange thing. I would almost say it is a miracle. For it stands halfway between thought and phenomenon, between spirit and matter, a sort of nebulous mediator.
![In dark ages people are best guided by religion, as in a pitch-black night a blind man is the best guide; he knows the roads and paths better than a man who can see. When daylight comes, however, it is foolish to use blind, old men as guides. - Heinrich Heine quote.](/img/q/53/38753A-in-dark-ages-people-are-best-guided-by-religion-as-heinrich-heine.png)
In dark ages people are best guided by religion, as in a pitch-black night a blind man is the best guide; he knows the roads and paths better than a man who can see. When daylight comes, however, it is foolish to use blind, old men as guides.
Experience is a good school. But the fees are high.