Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it. – Jean Paul
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
Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm. – Jean Paul
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