The danger from lightning is gone when the thunder is heard, and the worst is over when misfortune has arrived. Ivan Panin More Quotes by Ivan Panin More Quotes From Ivan Panin Hast thou fallen? Do not groan and lament: rather be thankful for the opportunity given thee to rise once more. Ivan Panin being-thankful failure opportunity The greatest pleasures of love are inseparable from its greatest pains: Love has the face of a goddess, but the talons of a lion. Ivan Panin lions anniversary pain For misdirected love, the attainment of its object is, indeed, the best cure; but it cures as the guillotine cures headache. Ivan Panin guillotine headache love Our comforts come from God; our sorrows, from ourselves. Ivan Panin sorrow comfort We are not men, but promises of men. Ivan Panin men promise As long as I fear my weakness, I am stronger than when I trust my strength. Ivan Panin stronger weakness long Better to deserve praise without having it, than to have it without deserving it. Ivan Panin deserving-it deserve praise Of the future, man knows least; yet, about this, he worries most. Ivan Panin future worry men Whether I shall be unfortunate depends also on others; whether I shall be unhappy depends only on myself. Ivan Panin unhappiness unfortunate unhappy The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue. Ivan Panin wisdom wise men To go into temptation to find how strong you are, is as wise as to go before a mirror, with closed eyes, to find how you look when asleep. Ivan Panin eye strong wise The wealthy seldom possess wealth: oftener they are possessed by it. Ivan Panin possessed wealthy wealth For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. Ivan Panin eye beautiful beauty The best excuse is to have none. Ivan Panin excuse It needs as much generosity to take as to give. Ivan Panin generosity giving needs For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. Ivan Panin positive beautiful beauty It may be true that love is blind, but only for what is ugly: its sight is keen enough for what is beautiful. Ivan Panin sight beautiful love A half-truth does more mischief than a whole lie. Ivan Panin half doe lying Love has the face of a goddess, but the talons of a lion. Ivan Panin goddess lions faces Experience, if we only learn by it, is cheap at any price. Ivan Panin experience ifs
