Maxioms by Jean Paul Richter
The gaurdian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking read more
The gaurdian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us.
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.]
What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.
What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.
He who gives up the smallest part of a secret has the rest no
longer in his power.
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He who gives up the smallest part of a secret has the rest no
longer in his power.
[Ger., Wer den kleinsten Theil eines Geheimnisses hingibt, hat
den andern nicht mehr in der Gewalt.]