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

Quote by Jean Paul

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

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...

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...

Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that...

Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that...

A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another s.

A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another s.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Weaklings must lie.

Weaklings must lie.