Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them.

Quote by Jean Paul Richter

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Fancy rules over two thirds of the universe, the past, and future, while reality is...

Fancy rules over two thirds of the universe, the past, and future, while reality is...

God is an unutterable sigh, planted in the depths of the soul.

God is an unutterable sigh, planted in the depths of the soul.

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.

A woman who could always love would never grow old; and the love of mother...

A woman who could always love would never grow old; and the love of mother...

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise

Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.

Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.

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...

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...

We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy...

We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy...

As a rule, for no one does life drag more disagreeably than for him who...

As a rule, for no one does life drag more disagreeably than for him who...

Age does not matter if the matter does not age.

Age does not matter if the matter does not age.

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

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

Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and...

Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and...

Anger wishes all mankind had only one neck; love, that it had only one heart

Anger wishes all mankind had only one neck; love, that it had only one heart

Spring makes everything young again, save man

Spring makes everything young again, save man

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...

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...

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.

The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.