Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine
Christian Johann Heinrich Heinewas a German poet, journalist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Liederby composers such as Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert. Heine's later verse and prose are distinguished by their satirical wit and irony. He is considered part of the Young Germany movement. His radical political views led to many of his works being banned by German authorities. Heine spent...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth13 December 1797
CountryGermany
Poverty sits by the cradle of all our great men, and rocks them up to manhood; and this meager foster-mother remains their faithful companion throughout life
Life is all too wondrous sweet, and the world is so beautifully bewildered; it is the dream of an intoxicated divinity...
Life is the greatest of blessings and death the worst of evils.... all great, powerful souls love life.
Oh fair, oh sweet and holy as dew at morning tide, I gaze on thee, and yearnings, sad in my bosom hide.
It is an ancient story Yet is it ever new.
And once again we plighted our troth, And titter'd, caress'd, kiss'd so dearly.
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world.
Where words leave off, music begins.
We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged
He only profits from praise who values criticism.
Like a great poet, nature produces the greatest results with the simplest means. There are simply a sun, flowers, water, and love.
We should forgive our enemies, but only after they have been hanged first.
Whether a revolutions succeeds or fails people of great hearts will always be sacrificed to it.
Wherever they burn books they will also end up burning people.