The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales Quotes

“Mirror, mirror, here I stand. Who is the fairest in the land?”
― Wilhelm Karl Grimm, Grimm'S Fairy Tales

“He who helped you when you were in trouble ought not afterwards be despised by you”
― Wilhelm Karl Grimm, Grimm'S Fairy Tales

“They were indeed great rascals, and belonged to that class of people who find things before they are lost.”
― Brothers Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm

“He who is too well off is always longing for something new.”
― Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

“In the olden days, when wishing still worked, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful, but the youngest daughter was so lovely that even the sun... was struck with wonder.”
― Brothers Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Tales

“Lina said to Fundevogel: 'Never leave me, and I will never leave you.' Fundevogel said: 'Neither now, nor ever.' Then said Lina: 'Do you become a rose-tree, and I the rose upon it.”
― The Brothers Grimm, The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

“Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right—all that falls to them is so much gain—all their geese are swans—all their cards are trumps—toss them which way you will, they will always, like poor puss, alight upon their legs, and only move on so much the faster. The world may very likely not always think of them as they think of themselves, but what care they for the world? what can it know about the matter?”
― The Brothers Grimm, The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

“A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. 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 became very angry at this, and ordered the gardener to keep watch all night under the tree. The gardener set his eldest son to watch; but about twelve o'clock he fell asleep, and in the morning another of the apples was missing. Then the second son was ordered to watch; and at midnight he too fell asleep, and in the morning another apple was gone. Then the third son offered to keep watch; but the gardener at first would not let him, for fear some harm should come to him: however, at last he consented, and the young man laid himself under the tree to watch. As the clock struck twelve he heard a rustling noise in the air, and a bird came flying that was of pure gold; and as it was snapping at one of the apples with its beak, the gardener's son jumped up and shot an arrow at it. But the arrow did the bird no harm; only it dropped a golden feather from its tail, and then flew away. The golden feather was brought to the king in the morning, and all the council was called together. Everyone agreed that it was worth more than all the wealth of the kingdom: but the king said, 'One feather is of no use to me, I must have the whole bird.”
― Brothers Grimm, The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

“Then her envious heart had peace, as much as an envious heart can have.”
― Grimm Brothers, Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales

“The Lord God had created all animals, and had chosen out the wolf to be his dog.”
― Jacob Grimm, Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm

“One feather is of no use to me, I must have the whole bird.”
― Jacob Grimm, The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

“Evil is also not anything small or close to home, and not the worst; otherwise one could grow accustomed to it.”
― Brothers Grimm, The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

“You are mine, and I am yours, and no one in the world can alter that.”
― Jacob Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Tales

“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.”
― Brothers Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Tales

“In olden times, when wishing still helped....”
- The Frog King | The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm”
― Jack Zipes, The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

“One day the grandmother presented the little girl with a red velvet riding hood; and as it fitted her very well, she would never wear anything else; and so she was called Little Red Riding Hood.”
― the grimm brothers, Grimm's Fairy Tales

“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”
― Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

“Time passed on; and as the eldest son did not come back, and no tidings were heard of him, the second son set out, and the same thing happened to him. He met the fox, who gave him the good advice: but when he came to the two inns, his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merrymaking was, and called to him to come in; and he could not withstand the temptation, but went in, and forgot the golden bird and his country in the same manner.”
― Jacob Grimm, The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

“Hansel took his little sister by the hand, and followed the pebbles which shone like newly-coined silver pieces, and showed them the way.”
― Jacob Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Tales

“A merchant, who had three daughters, was once setting out upon a journey; but before he went he asked each daughter what gift he should bring back for her. The eldest wished for pearls; the second for jewels; but the third, who was called Lily, said, 'Dear father, bring me a rose.' Now it was no easy task to find a rose, for it was the middle of winter; yet as she was his prettiest daughter, and was very fond of flowers, her father said he would try what he could do. So he kissed all three, and bid them goodbye.”
― Jacob Grimm, The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

“Take me as godfather." The man asked, "Who art thou?" "I am Death, and I make all equal." Then said the man, "Thou art the right one, thou takest the rich as well as the poor, without distinction; thou shalt be godfather." Death answered, "I will make thy child rich and famous, for he who has me for a friend can lack nothing.”
― Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm

“Thus it is with proud silly people, who think themselves above everyone else, and are too proud to ask or take advice.”
― Grimm Brothers, Grimm's Fairy Tales

“A long time ago there lived a king who was famed for his wisdom through all the land. Nothing was hidden from him, and it seemed as if news of the most secret things was brought to him through the air. But he had a strange custom; every day after dinner, when the table was cleared, and no one else was present, a trusty servant had to bring him one more dish. It was covered, however, and even the servant did not know what was in it, neither did anyone know, for the king never took off the cover to eat of it until he was quite alone.”
― Jacob Grimm, The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

“In the meantime, when he went on his way back, the seed had grown into a tree which reached up to the sky. Then thought the peasant, 'As thou hast the chance, thou must just see what the angels are doing up there above, and for once have them before thine eyes.' So he climbed up, and saw that the angels above were threshing oats, and he looked on.”
― Brothers Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Tales

“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!”
― Jacob Grimm, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition

“Only preserve the love of God in thy heart, and all will go well with thee.”
― Jacob Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Tales

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― Jacob Grimm, The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

“Every day affords individual people moments when they can shake off everything that is false and can view things from their perspective.”
― Jack Zipes, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

“Alas, wife, what are you saying?'

'Husband,' said she. 'If I can't order the moon and sun to rise, and have to look on and see the sun and moon rising, I can't bear it. I shall not know what it is to have another happy hour, unless I can make them rise myself.'

Then she looked at him so terribly that a shudder ran over him, and said, 'Go at once; I wish to be like unto God.”
― Brothers Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Tales

“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.”
― Jacob Grimm, Household Tales by the Brothers Grimm