The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe.

Quote by Jean Paul

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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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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,...

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...

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.

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.