Jean Paul
Jean Paul
Jean Paul, born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth21 March 1763
CountryGermany
fake-people hate judging
I hate victims who respect their executioners.
birthday philosophy race
Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a nation, a race, a class to take up the torch by creating situations that can be expressed or transcended only through poetry.
travel adventure funny-travel
For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is necessary and sufficient for one to recount it.
decision important
It is only in our decisions that we are important.
dream art truth
Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.
failure thinking battle
A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.
writing portraits myth
Poetry creates the myth, the prose writer draws its portrait.
philosophy philosophical want
We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact.
teacher teaching philosophical
As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.
confused names belief
I confused things with their names: that is belief.
love children men
When we love animals and children too much, we love them at the expense of men.
sake authenticity ifs
If you seek authenticity for authenticity's sake you are no longer authentic.
imagination existential realizing
Imagination is not an empirical or superadded power of consciousness, it is the whole of consciousness as it realizes its freedom.
our-actions way responsible
Once we know and are aware, we are responsible for our action and our inaction. We can do something about it or ignore it. Either way, we are still responsible.