Jean Paul Quotes About Life
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Man has here two and a half minutes-one to smile, one to sigh, and a half to love: for in the midst of this minute he dies.
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A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.
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A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes anothers.
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The romance of life begins and ends with two blank pages. Age and extreme old age.
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Love lessens woman's delicacy and increases man's.
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A loving maiden grows unconsciously more bold.
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Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in this life.
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In later life, as in earlier, only a few persons influence the formation of our character; the multitude pass us by like a distant army. One friend, one teacher, one beloved, one club, one dining table, one work table are the means by which one's nation and the spirit of one's nation affect the individual.
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Only deeds give strength to life, only moderation gives it charm.
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Ah! The seasons of love roll not backward but onward, downward forever.
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Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time.
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