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.

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"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

"What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease."

- Jean Paul

Reflection

"Memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be driven."

- Jean Paul

Wisdom

"What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but it will be heard by posterity."

- Jean Paul

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection