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
nature roots profound
Absurd, irreducible; nothing--not even a profound and secret delirium of nature--could explain [a tree root].
life exercise generosity
The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.
humble modesty virtue
I will not be modest. Humble, as much as you like, but not modest. Modesty is the virtue of the lukewarm.
philosophical doe cry
That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for God I cannot forget.
powerful philosophical thinking
Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.
men no-exit
Man is what he wills himself to be.
witty time humorous
Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.
rocks guy sailing
Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.
agony acting
Acting is happy agony.
mirrors people no-friends
People who live in society have learnt how to see themselves, in mirrors, as they appear to their friends. I have no friends: is that why my flesh is so naked?
heart men light
Once freedom lights its beacon in man's heart, the gods are powerless against him.
would-be ifs
I have no religion, but if I were to choose one, it would be that of Shariati's.
two people deep-thought
There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who are poor alone. The first are the true poor, the others are rich people out of luck.
mean men essence
What is meant here by saying that existence precedes essence? It means first of all, man exists, turns up, appears on the scene, and, only afterwards, defines himself. If man, as the existentialist conceives him, is indefinable, it is because at first he is nothing. Only afterward will he be something, and he himself will have made what he will be.