Quote by Jean Paul
As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the

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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Beauty attracts us men but if, like an armed magnet it is pointed, beside, with gold and silver, it attracts with tenfold power. – Jean Paul

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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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I learned from a very young age that if I pursued the things that truly excited me, that they would reward in more important ways, like happiness. – Brandon Boyd

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A woman my age is not supposed to be attractive or sexually appealing. I just get kinda tired of that. – Kathleen Turner

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The first feminine feature that goes, with advancing age, is the neck. – Gloria Swanson

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