Weaklings must lie.

Quote by Jean Paul

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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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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,...

Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but...

Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but...

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.

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...

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

You've asked for forgiveness. This letter is to inform you that, on the heels of...

You've asked for forgiveness. This letter is to inform you that, on the heels of...

God will forgive me. It's his job.

God will forgive me. It's his job.

Naught is said to you but what was said indeed to the apostles before you;...

Naught is said to you but what was said indeed to the apostles before you;...