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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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Where are your sons?" asked the prince."Well, it's not so easy to give an answer when you ask a stupid question!" said the woman. Hans Christian Andersen
In the days of Moses and the prophets such a man would have been counted among the wise men of the land; in the Middle Ages he would have been burned at the stake. Hans Christian Andersen
Each soldier was the living image of the others, but there was one who was a bit different. He had only one leg, for he was the last to be cast and the tin had run out. Still, there he stood, just as steadfast on his one leg as the others on their two; and he is the tin soldier we are going to hear about. Hans Christian Andersen
If you looked down to the bottom of my soul, you would understand fully the source of my longing and? pity me. Even the open, transparent lake has its unknown depths, which no divers know. Hans Christian Andersen
There was a proud Teapot, proud of being made of porcelain, proud of its long spout and its broad handle. It had something in front of it and behind it; the spout was in front, and the handle behind, and that was what it talked about. But it didn't mention its lid, for it was cracked and it was riveted and full of defects, and we don't talk about our defects - other people do that. The cups, the cream pitcher, the sugar bowl - in fact, the whole tea service - thought much more about the... Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much..."
But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get..."
Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch. Hans Christian Andersen
The whole world is a series of miracles, but we're so used to them we call them ordinary things. - "The whole world is a series of miracles, but we're so used to them we call them ordinary things." From "The Puppet-show Man. Hans Christian Andersen
Yes, it is wonderful to be alive! Indeed, the Bottle inwardly sang of all this, as do young poets, who frequently also know nothing about the things of which they sing." From The Bottle Neck Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "I only appear to be dead."
I only appear to be dead. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Now, if we only had as many casks of butter as there are..."
Now, if we only had as many casks of butter as there are people here, then I would eat lots of butter! Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are..."
Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg. Hans Christian Andersen
No one would allow that he could not see these much-admired clothes; because, in doing so, he would have declared himself either a simpleton or unfit of his office. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen quote: "It doesn't matter if you're born in a duck yard, so long as..."
It doesn't matter if you're born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan's egg! Hans Christian Andersen

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