Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all. – Heinrich Heine
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world. – Heinrich Heine
Communism possesses a language which every people can understand – its elements are hunger, envy, and death. – Heinrich Heine
The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle. – Heinrich Heine
In earlier religions the spirit of the time was expressed through the individual and confirmed by miracles. In modern religions the spirit is expressed through the many and confirmed by reason. – Heinrich Heine
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. – Heinrich Heine
Like a great poet, Nature knows how to produce the greatest effects with the most limited means. – Heinrich Heine
I have never seen an ass who talked like a human being, but I have met many human beings who talked like asses. – Heinrich Heine
Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course the miracle. – Heinrich Heine
The fundamental evil of the world arose from the fact that the good Lord has not created money enough. – Heinrich Heine
I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I awoke from sheer boredom. – Heinrich Heine
Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but, less by assimilation than by friction. – Heinrich Heine
Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they go into battle. – Heinrich Heine
True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary. – Heinrich Heine