The heart needs not for its heaven much space, nor many stars therein, if only the star of love has arisen.
Jean PaulSorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them.
Jean PaulWithout God there is for mankind no purpose, no goal, no hope, only a wavering future, an eternal dread of every darkness.
Jean Paul