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Hans Christian Andersen Quotes

Hans Christian Andersen quotes

Danish Author, Writer, Poet April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875

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"Does all the beauty of the world stop when you die?"No," said the Old Oak; "it will last much longer - longer than I can even think of."Well, then," said the little May-fly, "we have the same time to live; only we reckon differently. Hans Christian Andersen
He looked at the little maiden, and she looked at him; and he felt that he was melting away, but he still managed to keep himself erect, shouldering his gun bravely. A door was suddenly opened, the draught caught the little dancer and she fluttered like a sylph, straight into the fire, to the soldier, blazed up and was gone! By this time the soldier was reduced to a mere lump, and when the maid took away the ashes next morning she found him, in the shape of a small tin heart. All that... Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you..."
To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so..."
Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "But shouldn't all of us on earth give the best we have to..."
But shouldn't all of us on earth give the best we have to others and offer whatever is in our power? Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Travelling expands the mind rarely."
Travelling expands the mind rarely. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "To travel is to live."
To travel is to live. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart."
She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom,..."
Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Brave soldier, never fear. Even though your death is near."
Brave soldier, never fear. Even though your death is near. Hans Christian Andersen
Farewell, farewell," said the swallow, with a heavy heart, as he left the warm countries, to fly back into Denmark. There he had a nest over the window of a house in which dwelt the writer of fairy tales. The swallow sang "Tweet, tweet," and from his song came the whole story. Hans Christian Andersen
At first she was overjoyed that he would be with her, but then she recalled that human people could not live under the water, and he could only visit her father's palace as a dead man. Hans Christian Andersen
Every step you take will feel as if you were treading upon knife blades so sharp that blood must flow. I am willing to help you, but are you willing to suffer all this?"Yes," the little mermaid said in a trembling voice, as she thought of the Prince and of gaining a human soul. Hans Christian Andersen
He found whole figures which represented a written word; but he never could manage to represent just the word he wanted - that word was 'eternity', and the Snow Queen had said, "If you can discover that figure, you shall be your own master, and I will make you a present of the whole world and a pair of new skates." But he could not find it out. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Where words fail, music speaks."
Where words fail, music speaks. Hans Christian Andersen

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