A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse. Johann Georg Zimmermann
Age is suspicious but is not itself often suspected. Johann Georg Zimmermann
Beauty is worse than wine; it intoxicates both the holder and the beholder. Johann Georg Zimmermann
The more you speak of yourself, the more you are likely to lie. Johann Georg Zimmermann
That happy state of mind, so rarely possessed, in which we can say, ‘I have enough’, is the highest attainment of philosophy. Johann Georg Zimmermann
Open your purse and your mouth cautiously; and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great. Johann Georg Zimmermann
In fame’s temple there is always a niche to be found for rich dunces, importunate scoundrels, or successful butchers of the human race. Johann Georg Zimmermann
If you ask me which is the real hereditary sin of human nature, do you imagine I shall answer pride or luxury or ambition or egotism? No; I shall say indolence. Who conquers indolence will conquer all the rest. Indeed, all good principles must stagnate without mental activity. Johann Georg Zimmermann
Idlers cannot even find time to be idle, or the industrious to be at leisure. We must always be doing or suffering. Johann Georg Zimmermann