Top 60 Jacob Grimm Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Love is like death, it must come to us all, but to each his own unique way and time, sometimes it will be avoided, but never can it be cheated, and never will it be forgotten.”

— Jacob Grimm

2. “The true poet, is like a man who’s happy anywhere, in endless measure, if he’s allowed to look at leaves and grass, to see the sun rise and set.”

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3. “I’m Death, and I make sure that everyone is equal.”

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4. “My mother, she killed me, My father, he ate me, My sister Marlene, Gathered all my bones, Tied them in a silken scarf, Laid them beneath the juniper tree, Tweet, tweet, what a beautiful bird am I.”

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5. “Skin white as snow, lips red as blood, and hair black as ebony.”

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6. “He who is too well off is always longing for something new.”

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7. “The ring-dove sang from the willow spray, Well-a-day! Well-a-day! He mourn’d for the fate of his darling mate, Well-a-day!”

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8. “She’ll sting you one day, Oh, ever so gently, so you hardly ever feel it. ’til you fall dead.”

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9. “The King said, “The third question is, how many seconds of time are there in eternity.” Then said the shepherd boy, “In Lower Pomerania is the Diamond Mountain, which is two miles and a half high, two miles and a half wide, and two miles and a half in depth; every hundred years a little bird comes and sharpens its beak on it, and when the whole mountain is worn away by this, then the first second of eternity will be over.” The.”

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10. “How often when we are comfortable, we begin to long for something new!”

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11. “Since our own dear mother’s death we have not had one happy hour; our stepmother beats us every day, and, when we come near her, kicks us away with her foot. Come, let us wander forth into the wide world.” So all day long they travelled over meadows, fields, and stony roads. By the evening they came into a large forest, and laid themselves.”

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12. “Once upon a time in the middle of winter, when the flakes of snow were falling like feathers from the sky, a queen sat at a window sewing, and the frame of the window.”

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13. “He who wants to be a sickle must bend himself betimes.”

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14. “The Lord God had created all animals, and had chosen out the wolf to be his dog.”

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15. “He who says A must say B too; and he who consents the first time must also the second.”

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16. “My tale is done. There runs a mouse; whoever catches her may make a great, great cap out of her fur.”

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17. “The grandmother lived out in the wood, half a league from the village, and just as Little Red-Cap entered the wood, a wolf met her. Red-Cap did not know what a wicked creature he was, and was not at all afraid of him.”

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18. “Chemistry is a gibberish of Latin and German; but in Leibig’s hands it becomes a powerful language.”

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19. “When people are too well off they always begin to long for something new.”

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20. “They were indeed great rascals, and belonged to that class of people who find things before they are lost.”

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21. “You are mine, and I am yours, and no one in the world can alter that.”

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22. “In old times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful, but the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it shone in her face.”

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23. “Before the castle gate all was as the fox had said: so the son went in and found the chamber where the golden bird hung in a wooden cage, and below.”

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24. “The girls had run away, but the bear called to them: ‘Snow-white and Rose-red, do not be afraid; wait, I will come with you.’ Then they recognized his voice and waited, and when he came up to them suddenly his bearskin fell off, and.”

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25. “Blow, breezes, blow! Let Curdken’s hat go! Blow breezes, blow! Let him after it go! O’er hills, dales, and rocks, Away be it whirl’d, Till the golden locks Are all comb’d and curl’d!” Then.”

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26. “Then up he got with a light heart, free from all his troubles, and walked on till he reached his mother’s house, and told her how very easy the road to good luck was.”

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27. “Evil is also not anything small or close to home, and not the worst; otherwise one could grow accustomed to it.”

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28. “That is the true bride!” The step-mother and the two sisters were terrified and became pale with rage; he, however, took Cinderella on his horse and rode away with her.”

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29. “Come, take these two wicked girls, they are tender morsels for you, fat as young quails; for mercy’s sake eat them!′ The.”

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30. “In olden times, when wishing still helped...”

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31. “Thus it is with proud silly people, who think themselves above everyone else, and are too proud to ask or take advice.”

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32. “On the whole it is certainly not necessary. Nothing can better defend us than nature itself, which has let certain flowers and leaves grow in a particular color and shape. People who do not find them beneficial, suitable for their special needs, which cannot be known, can easily walk right by them. But they cannot demand that the flowers and leaves be colored and cut in another way.”

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33. “This is why whoever is not afraid of the devil can tear out his hair and win the entire world.”

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34. “Making the right use of a book doesn’t result in finding evil, but rather, as an appealing saying puts it, evidence of our hearts.”

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35. “Ada banyak hal yang jauh lebih kusukai dibandingkan uang. Pertama, aku ingin punya busur yang bisa membuat semua anak panah yang kulepaskan tepat mengenai sasaran. Kedua, aku ingin punya violin yang sanggup membuat semua orang menari kalau mendengar aku memainkannya. Ketiga, aku ingin semua orang mematuhi apa yang kupinta.”

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36. “Fox, you are the most cunning of all animals, you shall be general and lead us.”

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37. “Look, there is the tree where seven men have married the ropemaker’s daughter, and are now learning how to fly. Sit down beneath it, and wait till night comes, and you will soon learn how to shudder.”

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38. “When you come to the king, and he asks for the beautiful princess, you must say, “Here she is!” Then he will be very joyful; and you will mount the golden horse that they are to give you, and put out your hand to take leave of them; but shake hands with the princess last. Then lift her quickly on to the horse behind you; clap your spurs to his side, and gallop away as fast as you can.”

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39. “Do not shoot me, for I will give you good counsel; I know what your business is, and that you want to find the golden bird.”

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40. “Hans went into the stable, cut out all the calves’ and sheep’s eyes, and threw them in Gretel’s face. Then Gretel became angry, tore herself loose and ran away, and was no longer the bride of Hans.”

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41. “Hansel took his little sister by the hand, and followed the pebbles which shone like newly-coined silver pieces, and showed them the way.”

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42. “These apples were always counted, and about the time when they began to grow ripe it was found that every night one of them was gone. The king.”

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43. “The huntsman then said that he was to give three beatings and one meal daily to the old donkey, and that was the witch;.”

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44. “Nothing was hidden from him, and it seemed as if news of the most secret things was brought to him.”

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45. “Lie down there in the shade and sleep, and I will soon build the castle for you. If it would be a pleasure to you, you can live in it yourself.”

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46. “The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.”

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47. “But I feel very sorry for the poor children, all the same,” said the man. The two children had also not been able to sleep for hunger, and had heard what their step-mother had said to their father. Grethel wept bitter tears, and said to Hansel, “Now all is over with us.” “Be quiet, Grethel,” said.”

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48. “And then her envious heart was glad, and as happy as such a heart could be.”

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49. “They walked the whole night and all the next day too from morning till evening, but they did not get out of the forest, and were very hungry, for they had nothing to eat but two or three berries, which grew on the ground.”

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50. “The sister continued her journey, and she went so far, so very far, until she came to the end of the world and went to the sun, which was, however, much too hot and ate small children. So after that she went to the moon, which was, however, much too cold and also mean, and when it saw her, it said, “I smell, I smell human flesh!”

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