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

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.

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 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...

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Whenever, at a party, I have been in the mood to study fools, I have...

Whenever, at a party, I have been in the mood to study fools, I have...

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...

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

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

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

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

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

The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of...

The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of...

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.

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.

Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows...

Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows...

Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like...

Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like...

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

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

For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted.

For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted.

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.

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

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

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...

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.