Jean Paul

A scholar knows no boredom.

Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows him.

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.

The guardian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us.

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

Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant as a sweet-smelling flower.

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.

What a father says to his children is not heard by the world; but it will be heard by posterity.

Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.

Every man regards his own life as the New Year’s Eve of time.

Cheerfulness, like spring, opens all the blossoms of the inward man.

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

Hearts are flowers; they remain open to the softly-falling dew, but shut up in the violent downpour of rain.

Passion makes the best observations and draws the most wretched conclusions.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.