146 Quotes by Jean Paul

For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed and gratefully appreciated, they must be interrupted so the person can see that not having them is not as good as having them.

Despair is the only genuine atheism.

The end we aim at must be known, before the way can be made.

Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs.

The Infinate has sowed His name in the heavens in burning stars, but on earth He has sowed His name in tender flowers.

In women everything is heart, even the head.

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

What Cicero said of men-that they are like wines, age souring the bad, and bettering the good-we can say of misfortune, that it has the same effect upon them.

People will not bear it when advice is violently given, even if it is well founded. Hearts are flowers; they remain open to the softly falling dew, but shut up in the violent downpour of rain.