Heinrich Heine Quotes about Spring

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I care little in the existence of a heaven or hell; self respect does not allow me to guide my acts with an eye toward heavenly salvation or hellish punishment. I pursue the good in life because it is beautiful and

I care little in the existence of a heaven or hell; self respect does not allow me to guide my acts with an eye toward heavenly salvation or hellish punishment. I pursue the good in life because it is beautiful and attracts me; and shun the bad because it is ugly and repulsive. All our acts should originate from the spring of unselfish love, whether there be a continuation after death or not.

Heinrich Heine

Beautiful, Spring, Eye

Lyrical poetry is much the same an every age, as the songs of the nightingales in every spring-time.

Heinrich Heine

Song, Spring, Poetry

Heinrich Heine (1888). “Wit, Wisdom, and Pathos”

The spring's already at the gate With looks my care beguiling; The country round appeareth straight A flower-garden smiling.

Heinrich Heine

Country, Spring, Flower

Heinrich Heine (1866). “The Poems of Heine: Complete”, p.126

The great pulsation of nature beats too in my breast, and when I carol aloud, I am answered by a thousand-fold echo. I hear a thousand nightingales. Spring hath sent them to awaken Earth from her morning slumber, and Earth trembles with ecstasy, her flowers are hymns, which she sings in inspiration to the sun.

Heinrich Heine

Nature, Morning, Spring

Heinrich Heine (1871). “Pictures of travel,”, p.172

The beauteous eyes of the spring's fair night With comfort are downward gazing.

Heinrich Heine

Spring, Eye, Night

Heinrich Heine (1859). “The Poems of Heine, complete: Translated in the original Metres: With a Sketch of Heine's Life. By Edgar Alfred Bowring”, p.167