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

Quote by Jean Paul

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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...

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...

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.

Weaklings must lie.

Weaklings must lie.

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 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...

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.

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.