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• The heart needs not for its heaven much space, nor many stars therein, if only the star of love has arisen.

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  Stars, Heart, Space

  Jean Paul (1862). “Titan: A Romance”, p.473

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• In later life, as in earlier, only a few persons influence the formation of our character; the multitude pass us by like a distant army. One friend, one teacher, one beloved, one club, one dining table, one work table are the means by which one's nation and the spirit of one's nation affect the individual.

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  Life, Teacher, Character

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• The look of a king is itself a deed.

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  Kings, Power, Looks

  Jean Paul (1866). “Levana: or, The doctrine of education”, p.272

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• A variety of nothing is superior to a monotony of something.

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  Monotony, Variety, Superiors

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• Humankind's chief fault is that they have so many small ones.

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  Faults, Chiefs, Humans

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• The gymnasium of running, walking on stilts, climbing, etc. stells and makes hardy single powers and muscles, but dancing, like a corporeal poesy, embellishes, exercises, and equalizes all the muscles at once.

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  Dance, Running, Exercise

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• For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed and gratefully appreciated, they must be interrupted so the person can see that not having them is not as good as having them.

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  Gratitude, Sleep, Riches

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• I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more.

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  Success, Men, Literature

  Jean Paul (1849). “Life of Jean Paul F. Richter”, p.148

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• See, indeed, that your daughter is thoroughly grounded and experienced in household duties; but take care, through religion and poetry, to keep her heart open to heaven.

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  Mom, Daughter, Heart

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

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  Distance, Black, Sorrow

  "Hesperus", XIV in "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, (pp. 733-736), 1922.

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