The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

Quote by Jean Paul

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Weaklings must lie.

Weaklings must lie.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it...

Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it...

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...

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...

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.

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.