Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them. Jean Paul on nature
Beauty attracts us men but if, like an armed magnet it is pointed, beside, with gold and silver, it attracts with tenfold power. Jean Paul on power
Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray. Jean Paul on sad
What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease. Jean Paul on sad
Only actions give life strength only moderation gives it charm. Jean Paul on strength
Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time. Jean Paul on time
Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. Jean Paul on time
The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Jean Paul on wisdom
Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence. Jean Paul on wisdom