Jean Paul Richter

A timid person is frightened before danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.

A timid person is frightened before danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.

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.

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
[Ger., Die Menschen gehen wie Schiesskugeln weiter, wenn sie
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Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
[Ger., Die Menschen gehen wie Schiesskugeln weiter, wenn sie
abgeglattet sind.]

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.]