29 quotes
German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
“Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings.”
"Where books are burned, they will, in the end, burn people, too."
on Wisdom
"If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world."
on Humor
"God will pardon me. It's his business."
on Faith
"God will forgive me. It's his job."
"Human misery is too great for men to do without faith."
"Experience is a good school. But the fees are high."
"When the heroes go off the stage the clowns come on."
on Society
"God will forgive me that is His business."
"We keep on deceiving ourselves in regard to our faults until we at last come to look upon them as virtues."
on Philosophy
"He only profits from praise who values criticism."
"Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course the miracle."
on Death
"One should forgive one's enemies, but not before they are hanged."
"Where words leave off, music begins."
on Art
"If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world."
on History
"Where they burn books, at the end they also burn people"
"Of course God will forgive me that's His job."
"Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion."
"If you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure then believe."
"Woman is at once apple and serpent."
on Gender
"We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged"
