Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest. Jean Paul More Quotes by Jean Paul More Quotes From Jean Paul The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven. Jean Paul miracle law heaven There are souls which fall from heaven like flowers, but ere they bloom are crushed under the foul tread of some brutal hoof. Jean Paul flower heaven fall Laughing cheerfulness throws the light of day on all the paths of life. Jean Paul laughter light laughing There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go. Jean Paul laughter attitude happiness Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time. Jean Paul new-year inspirational life Jesus is the purest among the mighty, and the mightiest among the pure, who, with his pierced hand has raised empires from their foundations, turned the stream of history from its old channel, and still continues to rule and guide the ages Jean Paul age hands jesus It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them. Jean Paul praise inspirational people In later life, as in earlier, only a few persons influence the formation of our character; the multitude pass us by like a distant army. One friend, one teacher, one beloved, one club, one dining table, one work table are the means by which one's nation and the spirit of one's nation affect the individual. Jean Paul teacher character life A sky full of silent suns. Jean Paul silent sun sky In science the new is an advance; but in morals, as contradicting our inner ideals and historic idols, it is ever a retrogression. Jean Paul moral idols science Has it never occurred to us, when surrounded by sorrows, that they may be sent to us only for our instruction, as we darken the eyes of birds when we wish them to sing? Jean Paul gratitude eye bird With so many thousand joys, is it not black ingratitude to call the world a place of sorrow and torment? Jean Paul gratitude black joy Nations and men are only the best when they are the gladdest, and deserve heaven when they enjoy it. Jean Paul enjoy men heaven It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise. Jean Paul flattery criticism men If self-knowledge is the road to virtue, so is virtue still more the road to self-knowledge. Jean Paul virtue stills self feelings of man are always pure and the brightest to the meeting time and Farewell. Jean Paul farewell feelings men Universal love is a glove without fingers, which fits all bands alike and none closely; but true affection is like a glove with fingers, which fits one hand only, and sits close to that one. Jean Paul band love-is hands The last, best fruit which comes to late perfection, even in the kindliest soul, is tenderness toward the hard, forbearance toward the unforbearing, warmth of heart toward the cold, philanthropy toward the misanthropic. Jean Paul perfection kindness heart It is not the end of joy that makes old age so sad, but the end of hope. Jean Paul ends age joy It has been jestingly said that the works of John Paul Richter are almost unintelligible to any but the Germans, and even to some of them. A worthy German, just before Richter's death, edited a complete edition of his works, in which one particular passage fairly puzzled him. Determined to have it explained at the source, he went to John Paul himself. The author's reply was very characteristic: "My good friend, when I wrote that passage, God and I knew what it meant; it is possible that God knows it still; but as for me, I have totally forgotten." Jean Paul good-friend determined friendship
