More Quotes by Hans Christian Andersen
Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
To be of use to the world is the only way to be happy.
Nothing is too high for a man to reach, but he must climb with care and confidence
Happy domestic life is like a beautiful summer's evening; the heart is filled with peace; and everything around derives a peculiar glory.
The wiser a man becomes, the more he will read, and those who are wisest read most.
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
Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.
Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.
We cannot expect to be happy always ... by experiencing evil as well as good we become wise.
Human beings, on the contrary, have a soul which lives forever, lives after the body has been turned to dust. It rises up through the clear, pure air beyond the glittering stars.
