Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account?

Quote by Jean Paul

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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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

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...

Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over...

Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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...

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 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...