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True, what you sacrifice for the world is but poorly recognized by it; for it is man that rules and reaps the harvest; the thousand night watches and sacrifices by which a mother secures the state a hero or a poet are forgotten, not even mentioned, for the mother herself does not mention them, and so one century after another do the wives, unknown and unrewarded send forth the arrows, the starts the storm-birds and the nightingales of time.
By Jean Paul Richter
I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more.
By Jean Paul Richter
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.
By Jean Paul Richter
Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.
By Jean Paul Richter
A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another s.
By Jean Paul Richter
Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account?
By Jean Paul Richter
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.
By Jean Paul Richter
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.
By Jean Paul Richter
Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over the evening of life.
By Jean Paul Richter
Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in life.
By Jean Paul Richter
Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant as a sweet-smelling flower.
By Jean Paul Richter
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good try to use ordinary situations.
By Jean Paul Richter
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.
By Jean Paul Richter