Jean Paul (21 March 1763 – 14 November 1825), born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories. Read full biography of Jean Paul →
Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows him.
The darkness of death is like the evening twilight; it makes all objects appear more lovely to the dying.
Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray.
There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go.
You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.
Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over the evening of life.
Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.
Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account?
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.
There are souls which fall from heaven like flowers, but ere they bloom are crushed under the foul tread of some brutal hoof.
For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted.
Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.
Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.
Jean Paul (21 March 1763 – 14 November 1825), born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.