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There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go. ↗

— Jean Paul

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Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries? ↗

— Pope Paul VI

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Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account? ↗

— Jean Paul

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Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and follows. ↗

— Jean Paul

#attracts #every #follows #friend #other

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm. ↗

— Jean Paul

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Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray. ↗

— Jean Paul

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There are souls which fall from heaven like flowers, but ere they bloom are crushed under the foul tread of some brutal hoof. ↗

— Jean Paul

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Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something. ↗

— Jean Paul

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We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection. ↗

— Jean Paul

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Whenever, at a party, I have been in the mood to study fools, I have always looked for a great beauty: they always gather round her like flies around a fruit stall. ↗

— Jean Paul

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