Quotations from

Jean Paul

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Jean Paul (German: [ʒɑ̃ paʊl] ; born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, 21 March 1763 – 14 November 1825) was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.

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Quotes from Jean Paul

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

—Jean Paul

Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray.

—Jean Paul

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

—Jean Paul

For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted.

—Jean Paul

Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time.

—Jean Paul

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

—Jean Paul

Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.

—Jean Paul