What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease. – Jean Paul
Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray. – Jean Paul

What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease. – Jean Paul
Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray. – 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
Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence. – Jean Paul