“People make themselves unhappy by desiring and praising only one thing, by becoming too one-sided in trying to find contentment. If we were just in harmony with ourselves we would enjoy the things of this world much more. But when… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“Everything that God sends us is beautiful, even though we may not understand it - and we only need to give it some proper thought to see that what God gives is just sheer happiness; the suffering is what we… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“People make themselves unhappy by desiring and praising only one thing, by becoming too one-sided in trying to find contentment. If we were just… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“Everything that now exists, no matter how great and good it is, lasts for a time, fulfills a purpose, and then passes on. And… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“Here for example the beautiful silver mirror of a river swells, a boy falls in, the water ripples sweetly around his locks, he sinks… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“While they were speaking of - in their opinion - great things, around about them only little things - also in their opinion -… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“. . . for us there still exists a serene, unfathomable abyss in which God and the spirits dwell. The soul, in moments of… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“In the old pieces of furniture almost as in the old paintings, dwells the charm of the past, of the faded which becomes stronger… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“Everything that God sends us is beautiful, even though we may not understand it - and we only need to give it some proper… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“How great inexperience and innocence is. On the authority of their parents they go to a place where they could meet their death; for… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“Everyone is out for himself. Not everyone will say so but everyone behaves so. And those that don't say so often behave in an… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“The floor consisted of the most colorful marble that is found in our mountains. The slabs overlapped so well that scarcely a joint could… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“On increasingly warm nice days I liked to sit toward noon on the bench encircling the cherry tree and look at the bare trees,… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
“Don't the overwhelming majority believe that mankind is the crowning achievement of Creation, that man is better than everything, even things we haven't yet… — Adalbert Stifter Copy Share Image
