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
sky sun silent
A sky full of silent suns.
sunflower sun
Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and follows.
sunday black dresses
I can not forget Melina Mercouri in black dress at 'Never on Sunday'.
philosophical taken sunset
There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.
dancing develop exercise exercises muscles powers single
Other exercises develop single powers and muscles, but dancing embellishes, exercises, and equalizes all the muscles at once.
body brevity soul
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
action good ordinary
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.
cares die difficult former latter sorrow throw
Cares are often more difficult to throw off than sorrows; the latter die with time, the former grow.
gathered idleness miseries
Idleness is many gathered miseries in one name.
laughs laughter profoundly sad
No one is more profoundly sad as one who laughs too much.
clearer escaped hourglass wisdom
The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
ennoble good sons
Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds.
age age-and-aging matter
Age does not matter if the matter does not age.
writers-and-writing
Never write on a subject until you have read yourself full of it.