Richter Browse All Authors Top 10 quotes by Richter It is a common remark that men talk most who think least; just as frogs cease their quacking when a light is brought to the water-side. Richter Never does a man portray his own character more vividly than in his manner of portraying another. Richter No joy in nature is so sublimely affecting as the joy of a mother at the good fortune of a child. Richter No one is more profoundly sad than he who laughs too much. Richter Sorrows are like thunder-clouds: in the distance they look black, over our heads, hardly gray. Richter The greatest hatred, like the greatest virtue and the worst dogs, is quiet. Richter The more weakness the more falsehood; strength goes straight: every cannon ball that has in it hollows and holes goes crooked. Richter The rose does not bloom without thorns. True, but would that the thorns did not outlive the rose. Richter There is nothing more beautiful than cheerfulness in an old face, and among country people it is always a sign of a well-regulated life. Richter When anyone is modest, not after praise, but after censure, then he is really so. Richter
