Hans Christian Andersen Quote Explained: When the bird of the heart begins to sing, too often will reason stop up her ears.

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I never dreamed of so much happiness when I was the Ugly Duckling!

Ugly

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We cannot expect to be happy always … by experiencing evil as well as good we become wise.

Evil
Wise

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Well, yes: people write poems when they are in love, but a wise man will not print them.

- Hans Christian Andersen

Wise
Writing

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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

Earth
Offers

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Nothing is too high for a man to reach, but he must climb with care and confidence

- Hans Christian Andersen

Care
Goal

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Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch.

- Hans Christian Andersen

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Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.

- Hans Christian Andersen

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The wiser a man becomes, the more he will read, and those who are wisest read most.

- Hans Christian Andersen

Wiser
Wisest

When the bird of the heart begins to sing, too often will reason stop up her ears.

When the bird of the heart begins to sing, too often will reason stop up her ears.

I never dreamed of so much happiness when I was the Ugly Duckling!

We cannot expect to be happy always … by experiencing evil as well as good we become wise.

Well, yes: people write poems when they are in love, but a wise man will not print them.

But shouldn’t all of us on earth give the best we have to others and offer whatever is in our power?

Nothing is too high for a man to reach, but he must climb with care and confidence

Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch.

Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.

The wiser a man becomes, the more he will read, and those who are wisest read most.

What uniform can I wear to hide my heavy heart? It is too heavy. It will always show.

Life at court does not satisfy a man, but it keeps him from being satisfied with anything else. Explain

We are more sociable, and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect. Explain

We never love with all our heart and all our soul but once, and that is the first time. Explain

Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.

There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of a man.

And old affront will stir the heart Through years of rankling pain.

Memory, wit, fancy, acuteness, cannot grow young again in old age, but the heart can.

When the bird of the heart begins to sing, too often will reason stop up her ears.

When the bird of the heart begins to sing, too often will reason stop up her ears.

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