It is there, where they burn books, that eventually they burn people.
Heinrich Heine
Born: December 13, 1797 Died: February 17, 1856
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (December 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856) was a journalist, an essayist, and one of the most significant German romantic poets. Jewish by birth, he converted to Lutheran Christianity as an adult.
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Alternative Names for Heinrich Heine
Birth name - Original name given at birth:
- Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (German (de))
Perdona a tus enemigos, pero nunca antes de que los cuelguen.
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They loved each other, but neither
Would venture to speak thereof;
They glared at each other like enemies
And wanted to die of love.
Dans les périodes obscures, la religion est le meilleur guide des hommes, de même que par une nuit noire un aveugle connait mieux les routes et les chemins qu'un voyant. Quand la lumière paraît, en revanche, il est insensé de se laisser conduire par de vieux aveugles.
…near them grow dreamlike fairy-tale flowers whose leaves stir in the moonlight.
Seriousness shows itself more majestically when laughter leads the way.
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Ordinary he was insane, But he had lucid moments when he was merely Stupid.
Christianity — and that is its greatest merit — has somewhat mitigated that brutal German love of war, but it could not destroy it. Should that subduing talisman, the Cross, be shattered, the frenzied madness of the ancient warriors, that insane Berserk rage of which Nordic bards have spoken and sung so often, will once more burst into flame. This talisman [the cross] is fragile, and the day will come when it will collapse miserably. Then . . . a play will be performed in Germany which will make the French Revolution look like an innocent idyll.
With his night-cap and his night-shirt tatters,
He botches up the loop-holes in the structure of the world.
Aufmunternd sprach ich: »Ihr lieben Leut', Ihr müßt nicht jammern und flennen; Troja war eine bessere Stadt Und mußte doch verbrennen.
Acolo unde cărțile sunt arse, până la urmă vor fi arși și oameni.
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Sag mir, was bedeutet der Mensch?
Woher ist er kommen? Wo geht er hin?
Wer wohnt dort oben auf goldenen Sternen?
"Das war ein Vorspiel nur; dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen."
<i>(Almansor)</i>
Όπου καίνε βιβλία, σύντομα θα κάψουν και ανθρώπους!
Lieb Liebchen, leg ‘s Händchen aufs Herze mein; -
Ach, hörst du, wie’s pochet im Kämmerlein,
Da hauset ein Zimmermann schlimm und arg,
Der zimmert mir einen Totensarg.
Es hämmert und klopfet bei Tag und bei Nacht;
Es hat mich schon längst um den Schlaf gebracht.
Ach! sputet Euch, Meister Zimmermann,
Damit ich balde schlafen kann.