There are souls which fall from heaven like flowers, but ere they bloom are crushed under the foul tread of some brutal hoof.
Jean Paul Richter quote There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know.
Jean Paul Richter quote Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something.
Jean Paul Richter quote We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection.
Jean Paul Richter quote Whenever, at a party, I have been in the mood to study fools, I have always looked for a great beauty: they always gather round her like flies around a fruit stall.
Jean Paul Richter quote Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.
Jean Paul Richter quote Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.
Jean Paul Richter quote Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are to assist in bearing it.
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