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Quotation from Fairy Tales (Selection) by Hans Christian Andersen

“I have seen tears in the Emperor's eyes — that is the real treasure to me.”

Hans Christian Andersen (spoken by The nightingale)

Fairy Tales (Selection), The Nightingale, trans. W. A. Craigie

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen

The nightingale refuses the golden slipper offered as payment for its first song at court.

Citation: "I have seen tears in the Emperor's eyes — that is the real treasure to me." — Hans Christian Andersen, Fairy Tales (Selection), The Nightingale, trans. W. A. Craigie. (id andersen-fairy-tales-q4)

Virtues: Humility

Portrait: Hans Christian Andersen by Thora Hallager 1869, Thora Hallager, Public domain.

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