German King Henry

Famous quotes containing the words king henry, german and/or king:

    Williams. I pray you, what thinks he of our estate?
    King Henry. Even as men wrecked upon a sand, that look to be
    washed off the next tide.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Have you never heard of German Becoming, of German Wandering, of the endless migratings of the German soul? Even foreigners know our word ‘Wanderlust.’ If you like, the German is the eternal student, the eternal searcher, among the peoples of the earth.
    Thomas Mann (1875–1955)

    “I see nobody on the road,” said Alice.
    “I only wish I had such eyes,” the King remarked in a fretful tone. “To be able to see Nobody! And at that distance too! Why, it’s as much as I can do to see real people, by this light!”
    Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)