Jean Paul

A man never reveals his character more vividly than when portraying the character of another.

Die Nüchternheit des Morgens ist nur eine negative Trunkenheit.

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Bücher lesen heißt wandern gehen in ferne Welten, aus den Stuben über die Sterne

She knew of a woman who had entered such a bargain at a large automobile manufacturer in 1973 and successfully managed to keep her accounting position for over four decades.

Paradise is always where love dwells.

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

What makes old age so sad is, not that our joys but that our hopes cease.

Sprecht nicht: wir wollen leiden; denn ihr müßt. Sprecht aber: wir wollen handeln; denn ihr müßt nicht.

The Fates and Furies, as well as the Graces and Sirens, glide with linked hands over life.

One learns taciturnity best among people without it, and loquacity among the taciturn.

...when any one explains himself guardedly, nothing is more uncivil than to put a new question.

..einmal ein Reich-Abschied von 1577 den guten Frauen das körperliche Springen verbot..

To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June.

Courage consists, not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing and conquering it.