What Cicero said of men-that they are like wines, age souring the bad, and bettering the good-we can say of misfortune, that it has the same effect upon them.
In science the new is an advance; but in morals, as contradicting our inner ideals and historic idols, it is ever a retrogression. - Jean Paul
In science the new is an advance; but in morals, as contradicting our inner ideals and historic idols, it is ever a retrogression.
- Jean Paul
You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth. - Jean Paul
You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.
Art is indeed not the bread but the wine of life. - Jean Paul
Art is indeed not the bread but the wine of life.
Love lessens woman's delicacy and increases man's. - Jean Paul
Love lessens woman's delicacy and increases man's.
The guardian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us. - Jean Paul
The guardian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us.
Age doesn't matter, unless your cheese. - Jean Paul
Age doesn't matter, unless your cheese.
A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes anothers. - Jean Paul
A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes anothers.
Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life. - Jean Paul
Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.
Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs. - Jean Paul
Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs.
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