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
beauty men gold
Beauty attracts us men; but if, like an armed magnet it is pointed, beside, with gold and silver, it attracts with tenfold power.
family children dad
The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity.
happiness joy age
What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease.
despair atheism genuine
Despair is the only genuine atheism.
way planning made
The end we aim at must be known, before the way can be made.
wings joy sorrow
Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs.
happiness attitude laughter
There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go.
distance sorrow black
Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray.
funny dream time
Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.
rain men weather
Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows him.
children evil atmosphere
The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe.
change wisdom strong
Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.
stars flower names
The Infinate has sowed His name in the heavens in burning stars, but on earth He has sowed His name in tender flowers.
success men literature
I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more.