Quotes by : Jean Paul

Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over the evening of life.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.....

Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray.

Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything....

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted.

Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.

Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time.

Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm.

Only actions give life strength only moderation gives it charm.