Quotes by Jean Paul

Jean Paul

Jean Paul

German poet (ps. by Johann P.F. Richter)

Lived from: 1763 - 1825

Category: Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagGermany

Born: 21 march 1763 Died: 14 november 1825

  • A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another s.
  • Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over the evening of life.
  • I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more.
  • Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows him.
  • No author can be as moral as his work and no preacher as pious as his sermons.
  • No heroine can create a hero through love of one, but she can give birth to one.
+3

Quotes 1 till 20 of 53.

1 2 3 Next 
  • A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another s.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
    +10
  • A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
    +1
  • Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
    +1
  • 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
    - +
     0
  • Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Cares are often more difficult to throw off than sorrows; the latter die with time, the former grow.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Despair is the only genuine atheism.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and follows.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows him.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over the evening of life.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Humankind's chief fault is that they have so many small ones.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Idleness is many gathered miseries in one name.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • In youth one has tears without grief, in old age grief without tears.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
  • Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs.
    ― Jean Paul
    - +
     0
1 2 3 Next 
All Jean Paul famous quotes and sayings you will always find on greatest-quotations.com

Popular subjects

Popular authors

Questions and Answers

What are the most famous quotes from Jean Paul?

The two most famous quotes from Jean Paul are:

  • "A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another s."
  • "A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards."

When did Jean Paul live?

Jean Paul was born in 1763 and died in the year 1825.