Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm.

Quote by Jean Paul

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

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

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

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.

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...

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

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.

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.

Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and...

Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.