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
Only actions give life strength only moderation gives it charm. – Jean Paul
Only action gives life strength, only moderation gives it charm. – Jean Paul
For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted. – Jean Paul
Each of us has a very rich nature and can look at things objectively, from a distance, and at the same time can have something more personal to say about them. I am trying to look at the world, and at myself, from many different points of view. I think many poets have this duality. – Wislawa Szymborska