Romanticism is beauty without bounds-the beautiful infinite. Jean Paul More Quotes by Jean Paul More Quotes From Jean Paul I would rather dwell in the dim fog of superstition than in air rarefied to nothing by the air-pump of unbelief-in which the panting breast expires, vainly and convulsively gasping for breath. Jean Paul fog infidelity air Remembrances last longer than present realities. Jean Paul remembrance lasts reality Fancy rules over two thirds of the universe, the past, and future, while reality is confined to the present Jean Paul two reality past Without God there is for mankind no purpose, no goal, no hope, only a wavering future, an eternal dread of every darkness. Jean Paul goal darkness god Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are to assist in bearing it. Jean Paul loved-ones poverty literature The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity. Jean Paul dad family children Whenever, at a party, I have been in the mood to study fools, I have always looked for a great beauty: they always gather round her like flies around a fruit stall. Jean Paul party literature beauty As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments only to enlarge the prospect of the coming eternity. Jean Paul winter time birthday Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept - and in those tears They washed away the memory of their strife; Then wept again the loss of all those years. Jean Paul loss men memories Beauty attracts us men; but if, like an armed magnet it is pointed, beside, with gold and silver, it attracts with tenfold power. Jean Paul gold beauty men Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but the first to rescue when others are in danger. Jean Paul literature men firsts Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something. Jean Paul pleasure literature giving I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more. Jean Paul literature success men Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest. Jean Paul literature men reality What makes old age so sad is, not that our joys, but that our hopes then cease. Jean Paul age joy happiness Passion makes the best observations and the sorriest conclusions. Jean Paul observation conclusion passion Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end. Jean Paul dream morning funny Humankind's chief fault is that they have so many small ones. Jean Paul chiefs faults humans Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows him. Jean Paul rain weather men The happiness of life consists, like the day, not in single flashes (of light), but in one continuous mild serenity. The most beautiful period of the heart's existence is in this calm equable light, even although it be only moonshine or twilight. Now the mind alone can obtain for us this heavenly cheerfulness and peace. Jean Paul twilight beautiful happiness
