Weaklings must lie.

Quote by Jean Paul

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The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are...

The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are...

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.

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.

There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and...

There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and...

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.

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,...

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

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

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.

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

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...

Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break...

Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break...

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.

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray.

Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray.

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

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...

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

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

Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.

Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.

Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.

Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.

Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and...

Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and...