Jean Paul Richter

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.

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.]

Anger wishes that all mankind had only one neck; love, that it
had only one heart; grief, two tear-glands; read more

Anger wishes that all mankind had only one neck; love, that it
had only one heart; grief, two tear-glands; and pride, two bent
knees.

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.

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.