The darkness of death is like the evening twilight; it makes all objects appear more lovely to the dying.

Quote by Jean Paul

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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.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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,...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

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.

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...

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

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

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 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...

The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of...

The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of...

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

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