High German

Famous quotes containing the words high and/or german:

“And hearts that once beat high for praise
Now feel that pulse no more!”
—Thomas Moore (1779–1852)

“The German intellect wants the French sprightliness, the fine practical understanding of the English, and the American adventure; but it has a certain probity, which never rests in a superficial performance, but asks steadily, To what end? A German public asks for a controlling sincerity.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)