Maxioms by Jean Paul Richter
Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.
Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.
Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.
Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.
A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another's.
A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another's.
For variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity
of something.
[Ger., Weil Verschiedenheit des Nichts mehr read more
For variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity
of something.
[Ger., Weil Verschiedenheit des Nichts mehr ergotzt, als
Einerleiheit des Etwas.]
