Ludwig Borne
Ludwig Borne
Karl Ludwig Börnewas a German-Jewish political writer and satirist, who is considered part of the Young Germany movement...
fear glad movement
Let us have no care, but be glad of the approaching springtime of the peoples. Let us have no fear of the movement into the open.
life truth sunset
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
delusion wiser
Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.
heart men voice
To be original you must listen to the voice of your heart rather than the clamor of the world - and have the courage to teach publicly what you have learned. The source of all genius is sincerity; men would be wiser if they were more moral.
differences liberty
The difference between Liberty and liberties is as great as God and gods.
fear dangerous fearful
The most dangerous person is the fearful; he is the most to be feared.
funny sarcasm vices
History teaches us virtue, but nature never ceases to teachh us vice.
sarcastic fall sarcasm
Ministers fall like buttered slices of bread: usually on their good side.
country government wind
Governments are the sails, the people the wind, the country is the ship and time is the sea.
liberty slave born
Because I was born a slave, I love liberty more than you.
change endure
Nought endures but change.
women adorable most-adorable
Women are most adorable when they are afraid; that's why they frighten so easily.
advice secret cowardly
The secret of power is the knowledge that others are more cowardly than you are.
love lovely found
You are not loved when you are lovely, but when you are loved you are found to be lovely.