Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Quote by Jean Paul

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

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

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...

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

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

Weaklings must lie.

Weaklings must lie.

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...

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.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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.