Maxioms by Jean Paul Richter
It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise.
[Ger., Es ist dem Menschen leichter und read more
It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise.
[Ger., Es ist dem Menschen leichter und gelaufiger, zu
schmeicheln als zu loben.]
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.
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.
Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something.
Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something.
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.
