63 Quotes by Johann Georg Zimmermann

Many have been ruined by their fortunes, and many have escaped ruin by the want of fortune. To obtain it the great have become little, and the little great.

Many good qualities are not sufficient to balance a single want - the want of money.

Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.

A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse.

Wit, to be well defined, must be defined by wit itself; then it will be worth listening to.

The more you speak of yourself, the more you are likely to lie.

Economy is an excellent lure to betray people into expense.

Who conquers indolence conquers all other hereditary sins.

Take care to be an economist in prosperity. There is no fear of your being one in adversity.