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

Quote by Jean Paul

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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...

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.

Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept...

Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept...

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 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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

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...

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.

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.