Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it. – Jean Paul
Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray. – Jean Paul

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it. – Jean Paul
Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray. – Jean Paul
The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. – Jean Paul
Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them. – Jean Paul