Ach die Zeiten der Liebe rollen nicht zurück, sondern ewig weiter hinab. Ah! The seasons of love roll not backward but onward, downward forever. - Jean Paul Richter. View more images...

I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more. - Jean Paul Richter. View more images...

Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter. - Jean Paul Richter. View more images...

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them. - Jean Paul Richter. View more images...

Die Liebe vermindert die weibliche
Feinheit und verstärkt die männliche. Love lessens woman's delicacy and increases man's. - Jean Paul Richter. View more images...

Ein liebendes Mädchen wird unbewust kühner. A loving maiden grows unconsciously more bold. - Jean Paul Richter. View more images...

Sleep, riches, and health, to be truly enjoyed, must be interrupted. - Jean Paul Richter. View more images...

Only actions give life its strength, as only moderation gives it its charm - Jean Paul Richter. View more images...