"Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life."
- Jean Paul
Hope
"There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know."
- Jean Paul
Adversity
"The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity."
- Jean Paul
Reflection
"What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease."
- Jean Paul
Reflection
"What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but it will be heard by posterity."
- Jean Paul
Wisdom
"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent."
- Charlie Munger
Wisdom
"So be careful to live your life wisely, not foolishly."
Wisdom
"In old age is wisdom; understanding in a long life."
Wisdom
"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and receipts for all major purchases."
- Bridger Winegar
Wisdom
"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."
- Zimbabwean Proverb
Wisdom