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
life philosophy philosophical
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.
consciousness conscious nothingness
Consciousness is a being the nature of which is to be conscious of the nothingness of its being.
men purpose action
Man is nothing else but what he purposes, he exists only in so far as he realizes himself, he is therefore nothing else but the sum of his actions, nothing else but what his life is.
lonely philosophy loneliness
If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.
silence consequence
Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.
war valuable reports
It is always more valuable to report the truth.
thinking consciousness
The consciousness that says 'I am' is not the consciousness that thinks.
confused names belief
I confused things with their names: that is belief.
different influence made
Always my collections are made of different influences.
children parent lucky
I was lucky to have parents who loved me.
age fascinated
I was fascinated by movies from age 12.
thinking renewal collections
I start each collection thinking how I can refresh my classics.
fashion clothes theatre
I know what I am able and not able to do. Fashion? OK. Fashion... clothes in theatre, in an opera, in a concert - all that I love. To make a movie myself... no!
people
People are so codified - it's sad.