The darkness of death is like the evening twilight; it makes all objects appear more lovely to the dying.

Quote by Jean Paul

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Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.

What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease.

What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease.

Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over...

Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over...

You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.

You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Weaklings must lie.

Weaklings must lie.

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.

Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but...

Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but...

Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something.

Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something.

Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time.

Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time.

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we...

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we...

Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept...

Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept...

I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff,...

I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff,...

There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know.

There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know.

Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are...

Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are...

There are souls which fall from heaven like flowers, but ere they bloom are crushed...

There are souls which fall from heaven like flowers, but ere they bloom are crushed...

Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds.

Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds.

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

Never write on a subject until you have read yourself full of it.

Never write on a subject until you have read yourself full of it.