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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?”
― Poems of Heinrich Heine
Woher ist er kommen? Wo geht er hin?
Wer wohnt dort oben auf goldenen Sternen?”
― Poems of Heinrich Heine
“Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.”
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“When the leeches have sucked enough blood, one simply has to sprinkle some salt on their backs and they fall off – But you, my friend, how can I get rid of you?
Your despairing cousin”
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Your despairing cousin”
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“Gott wird mir verzeihen, das ist sein Beruf.”
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“In dark ages people are best guided by religion, as in a pitch-black night a blind man is the best guide; he knows the roads and paths better than a man who can see. When daylight comes, however, it is foolish to use blind, old men as guides.”
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