"Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and follows."
"The burden of suffering seems a tombstone hung about our necks, while in reality it is only the weight which is necessary to keep down the diver while he is hunting for pearls."
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Source: Jean Paul (1863). “Titan: A Romance”, p.199
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