Jean Paul Richter

Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.

Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.

A farewell is necessary before we can meet again, and meeting again, after moments or a lifetime is certain for read more

A farewell is necessary before we can meet again, and meeting again, after moments or a lifetime is certain for those who are friends.

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.]

Cheerfulness is the atmosphere in which all things thrive

Cheerfulness is the atmosphere in which all things thrive

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.]