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

Quote by Jean Paul

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

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

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.

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.