He who fights with priests may make up his mind to have his poor good name torn and befouled by the most infamous lies and the most cutting slanders.
Heinrich HeineShe resembles the Venus de Milo: she is very old, has no teeth, and has white spots on her yellow skin.
Heinrich HeineWhile we are indifferent to our good qualities, we keep on deceiving ourselves in regard to our faults, until we come to look on them as virtues.
Heinrich Heine