Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray.

Quote by Jean Paul

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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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.

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

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

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.

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...

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.