Quotes by Jean Paul

“God is an unutterable sigh, planted in the depths of the soul.”

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

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

“For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted.”

“There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know.”

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

“I would like to say to people, open your eyes and find beauty where you normally don't expect it.”

“Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray.”

“People are so codified - it's sad.”

“The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women don't really dress; they are too conservative, as it's always a question of money. In America, wome...”

“Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.”

“Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time.”

“What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease.”

“To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June.”

“Art is indeed not the bread but the wine of life.”

“A variety of nothing is superior to a monotony of something.”

“Women and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves but the first to rescue when others are endangered.”

“A timid person is frightened before a danger a coward during the time and a courageous person afterwards.”

“The test of pleasure is the memory it leaves behind. (Die Probe Eines Genusses ist Seine Erinnerung.)”

“It is easy to flatter it is harder to praise.”