Maxioms by Jean Paul Richter
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
[Ger., Die Menschen gehen wie Schiesskugeln weiter, wenn sie
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Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
[Ger., Die Menschen gehen wie Schiesskugeln weiter, wenn sie
abgeglattet sind.]
When one remains modest, not after praise but after blame, then
is he really so.
[Ger., Wenn jemand read more
When one remains modest, not after praise but after blame, then
is he really so.
[Ger., Wenn jemand bescheiden bleibt, nicht beim Lobe, sondern
beim Tadel, dann ist er's.]
Like the greatest virtue and the worst dogs, the fiercest hatred is silent.
Like the greatest virtue and the worst dogs, the fiercest hatred is silent.
Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.
Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.
Sleep, riches, and health, to be truly enjoyed, must be
interrupted.
Sleep, riches, and health, to be truly enjoyed, must be
interrupted.
