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Jean Paul Quotes

Flatterers of every age resemble those African tribes of which the credulous Pliny speaks, who made men, animals, and even plants perish, while fascinating them with praises Picture Quote #1

Clouds are the veil behind which the face of day coquettishly hides itself, to enhance its beauty Picture Quote #1

For when any one explains himself guardedly, nothing is more uncivil than to put a new question Picture Quote #1

Why is it that a blessing only when it is lost cuts as deep into the heart as a sharp diamond? Why must we first weep before we can love so deeply that our hearts ache? Picture Quote #1

Many flowers open to the sun, but only one follows him constantly. Heart, be thou the sunflower, not only open to receive God's blessing, but constant in looking to Him Picture Quote #1

Every man has a rainy corner of his life out of which foul weather proceeds and follows after him Picture Quote #1

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You think much too well of me as a man. No author can be as moral as his works, as no preacher is as pious as his sermons Picture Quote #1

If men had only temptations to great sins, they would always be good; but the daily fight with little ones accustoms them to defeat Picture Quote #1

Man has here two and a half minutes - one to smile, one to sigh, and a half to love: for in the midst of this minute he dies Picture Quote #1

Connoisseur says that every secret he tells to one of the fair sex is a sticking plaster, which attaches him to her, and often begets a second secret Picture Quote #1

Men ascribe a great value in the sight of God to their barren belief. Why are we so anxious that our neighbor should have our faith and not our practice? Picture Quote #1

We should be able to see without sadness our most holy wishes fade like sunflowers, because the sun above us still forever beams, eternally makes new, and cares for all Picture Quote #1

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How narrow our souls become when absorbed in any present good or ill! It is only the thought of the future that makes them great Picture Quote #1

God is the light which, never seen itself, makes all things visible, and clothes itself in colors. Thine eye feels not its ray, but thine heart feels its warmth Picture Quote #1

Fancy rules over two thirds of the universe, the past and the future, while reality is confined to the present Picture Quote #1

A loving heart encloses within itself an unfading and eternal Eden. Hope is like a bad clock, forever striking the hour of happiness, whether it has come or not Picture Quote #1

Sin and hedgehogs are born without spikes; but how they prick and wound after their birth, we all know Picture Quote #1

O, if the loving, closed heart of a good woman should open before a man, how much controlled tenderness, how many veiled sacrifices and dumb virtues, would he see reposing therein? Picture Quote #1

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As a tract of country narrowed in the distance expands itself when we approach, thus the way to our near grave appears to us as long as it did formerly when we were far off Picture Quote #1

Our course heavenward is something like the plan of the zealous pilgrims to Jerusalem of old, who for every three steps forward took one backward Picture Quote #1

The rose does not bloom without thorns. True: but would that the thorns did out outlive the rose Picture Quote #1

Inspect the neighborhood of thy life; every shelf, every nook of thy abode; and, nestling in, quarter thyself in the farthest and most domestic winding of thy snail house! Picture Quote #1

After a man has sown his wild oats in the years of his youth, he has still every year to get over a few weeks and days of folly Picture Quote #1

Trifles we should not let plague us only, but also gratify us; we should seize not their poison bags only, but their honey bags also Picture Quote #1

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A woman is the most inconsistent compound of obstinacy and self sacrifice that I am acquainted with Picture Quote #1

The Omnipotent has sown His name on the heavens in glittering stars; but upon Earth He planteth His name by tender flowers Picture Quote #1

Feelings come and go like light troops following the victory of the present; but principles, like troops of the line, are undisturbed, and stand fast Picture Quote #1

When the heart of man is serene and tranquil, he wants to enjoy nothing but himself; every movement, even corporeal movement, shakes the brimming nectar cup too rudely Picture Quote #1

For from the crushed flowers of gladness on the road of life a sweet perfume is wafted over to the present hour, as marching armies often send out from heaths the fragrance of trampled plants Picture Quote #1

Time is a continual over dropping of moments, which fall down one upon the other and evaporate Picture Quote #1

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Flatterers of every age resemble those African tribes of which the credulous Pliny speaks, who made men, animals, and even plants perish, while fascinating them with praises (Jean Paul Quotes) Clouds are the veil behind which the face of day coquettishly hides itself, to enhance its beauty (Jean Paul Quotes) For when any one explains himself guardedly, nothing is more uncivil than to put a new question (Jean Paul Quotes) Why is it that a blessing only when it is lost cuts as deep into the heart as a sharp diamond? Why must we first weep before we can love so deeply that our hearts ache? (Jean Paul Quotes) Many flowers open to the sun, but only one follows him constantly. Heart, be thou the sunflower, not only open to receive God's blessing, but constant in looking to Him (Jean Paul Quotes) Every man has a rainy corner of his life out of which foul weather proceeds and follows after him (Jean Paul Quotes) You think much too well of me as a man. No author can be as moral as his works, as no preacher is as pious as his sermons (Jean Paul Quotes) If men had only temptations to great sins, they would always be good; but the daily fight with little ones accustoms them to defeat (Jean Paul Quotes) Man has here two and a half minutes - one to smile, one to sigh, and a half to love: for in the midst of this minute he dies (Jean Paul Quotes) Connoisseur says that every secret he tells to one of the fair sex is a sticking plaster, which attaches him to her, and often begets a second secret (Jean Paul Quotes) Men ascribe a great value in the sight of God to their barren belief. Why are we so anxious that our neighbor should have our faith and not our practice? (Jean Paul Quotes) We should be able to see without sadness our most holy wishes fade like sunflowers, because the sun above us still forever beams, eternally makes new, and cares for all (Jean Paul Quotes) How narrow our souls become when absorbed in any present good or ill! It is only the thought of the future that makes them great (Jean Paul Quotes) God is the light which, never seen itself, makes all things visible, and clothes itself in colors. Thine eye feels not its ray, but thine heart feels its warmth (Jean Paul Quotes) Fancy rules over two thirds of the universe, the past and the future, while reality is confined to the present (Jean Paul Quotes) A loving heart encloses within itself an unfading and eternal Eden. Hope is like a bad clock, forever striking the hour of happiness, whether it has come or not (Jean Paul Quotes) Sin and hedgehogs are born without spikes; but how they prick and wound after their birth, we all know (Jean Paul Quotes) O, if the loving, closed heart of a good woman should open before a man, how much controlled tenderness, how many veiled sacrifices and dumb virtues, would he see reposing therein? (Jean Paul Quotes) As a tract of country narrowed in the distance expands itself when we approach, thus the way to our near grave appears to us as long as it did formerly when we were far off (Jean Paul Quotes) Our course heavenward is something like the plan of the zealous pilgrims to Jerusalem of old, who for every three steps forward took one backward (Jean Paul Quotes) The rose does not bloom without thorns. True: but would that the thorns did out outlive the rose (Jean Paul Quotes) Inspect the neighborhood of thy life; every shelf, every nook of thy abode; and, nestling in, quarter thyself in the farthest and most domestic winding of thy snail house! (Jean Paul Quotes) After a man has sown his wild oats in the years of his youth, he has still every year to get over a few weeks and days of folly (Jean Paul Quotes) Trifles we should not let plague us only, but also gratify us; we should seize not their poison bags only, but their honey bags also (Jean Paul Quotes) A woman is the most inconsistent compound of obstinacy and self sacrifice that I am acquainted with (Jean Paul Quotes) The Omnipotent has sown His name on the heavens in glittering stars; but upon Earth He planteth His name by tender flowers (Jean Paul Quotes) Feelings come and go like light troops following the victory of the present; but principles, like troops of the line, are undisturbed, and stand fast (Jean Paul Quotes) When the heart of man is serene and tranquil, he wants to enjoy nothing but himself; every movement, even corporeal movement, shakes the brimming nectar cup too rudely (Jean Paul Quotes) For from the crushed flowers of gladness on the road of life a sweet perfume is wafted over to the present hour, as marching armies often send out from heaths the fragrance of trampled plants (Jean Paul Quotes) Time is a continual over dropping of moments, which fall down one upon the other and evaporate (Jean Paul Quotes)

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