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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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...

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

Weaklings must lie.

Weaklings must lie.

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

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

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.

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.

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 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...

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.

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...

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

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...

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

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

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...