Jean Paul
Jean Paul
Jean Paul, born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth21 March 1763
CountryGermany
men genius way
Genius is what a man invents when he is looking for a way out.
men differences different
Men equally honest, equally devoted to their fatherland, are momentarily separated by different conceptions of their duty.
life games would-be
We cannot withdraw our cards from the game. Were we as silent and mute as stones, our very passivity would be an act.
suffering rhythm like-me
You must be like me; you must suffer in rhythm.
teacher teaching philosophical
As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.
graduation freedom responsibility
Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.
fake-people hate judging
I hate victims who respect their executioners.
funny humor waiting
If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I'm still waiting, it's all been to seduce women basically.
responsibility might existentialism
Our responsibility is much greater than we might have supposed, because it involves all mankind.
sex character endeavor
Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of the highest reaches of human endeavor.
assassins poor good-journalism
Better a good journalist than a poor assassin.
ifs
Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.
vegetables soul carrots
You take souls for vegetables.... The gardener can decide what will become of his carrots but no one can choose the good of others for them.
writing portraits myth
Poetry creates the myth, the prose writer draws its portrait.