Nothing is sillier than this charge of plagiarism. There is no sixth commandment in art. The poet dare help himself wherever he lists, wherever he finds material suited to his work. He may even appropriate entire columns with their carved capitals, if the temple he thus supports be a beautiful one. Goethe understood this very well, and so did Shakespeare before him.
I live, which is the main point. - Heinrich Heine
I live, which is the main point.
- Heinrich Heine
We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged - Heinrich Heine
We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged
Newness hath an evanescent beauty. - Heinrich Heine
Newness hath an evanescent beauty.
The men of the past had convictions, while we moderns have only opinions. - Heinrich Heine
The men of the past had convictions, while we moderns have only opinions.
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
I have never seen an ass who talked like a human being, but I have met many human beings who talked like asses.
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings. - Heinrich Heine
Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.
Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all. - Heinrich Heine
Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all.
The deepest truth blooms only from the deepest love. - Heinrich Heine
The deepest truth blooms only from the deepest love.
Experience is a good school. But the fees are high. - Heinrich Heine
Experience is a good school. But the fees are high.
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