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Quote by Jean Paul
Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gent

Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence. – Jean Paul

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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. – Jean Paul

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Morning
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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

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Nature
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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

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Age
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Change
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I have always argued that change becomes stressful and overwhelming only when youve lost any sense of the constancy of your life. You need firm ground to stand on. From there, you can deal with that change. – Richard Nelson Bolles

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Change

You do have to change things as warfare changes. – Charles Schumer

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Change

Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands. – Clint Eastwood

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Change

I dont think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. Its just maturity. Ive become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence. – Ricky Williams

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Change

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He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold. – Herodotus

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Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration. – D.H. Lawrence

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When I started writing full time I had not long stopped being a teacher and when at last I had a full day to write, I would put music on and wonder to myself – am I allowed to do this? Then I thought: I am control of this and no one is telling me what I can do. – Roddy Doyle

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teacher

Ones work usually occupies more than half of ones waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing. – Bo Bennett

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Happiness