He is not dead who departs from life with a high and noble fame; but he is dead, even while living, whose brow is branded with infamy. Johann Ludwig Tieck More Quotes by Johann Ludwig Tieck More Quotes From Johann Ludwig Tieck He who considers himself a paragon of wisdom is sure to commit some superlatively stupid act. Johann Ludwig Tieck paragon wisdom stupid Time passes cold and indifferent over us; it knows nothing of our joys or sorrows; it leads us with ice-cold hand deeper and deeper into the labyrinth. Johann Ludwig Tieck ice time hands Love knows no winter; no, no! It is, and remains the sign of spring. Johann Ludwig Tieck spring love life Who cannot but see oftentimes how strange the threads of our destiny run? Oft it is only for a moment the favorable instant is presented. We miss it, and months and years are lost. Johann Ludwig Tieck destiny running years He who loves not flowers, has lost all love and fear of God. Johann Ludwig Tieck flower doe lost The noble man is only God's image. Johann Ludwig Tieck noble-man noble men