There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know.

Quote by Jean Paul

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The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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.