Chapter 4

Absence of suffering is not happiness Arrogant wave of the hand, and in an instructive tone At my age we count it gain not to be disappointed Buy indugence for sins to be committed in the future Caress or a spank from you--each at the proper time Clothes the ugly truth as with a pleasing garment Couple seemed to get on so perfectly well without them Death itself sometimes floats 'twixt cup and lip' Exceptional people are destined to be unhappy in this world Had laid aside what we call nerves Honest anger affords a certain degree of enjoyment If speech be silver, silence then is gold! Laughing before sunrise causes tears at evening Like a clock that points to one hour while it strikes another Mirrors were not allowed in the convent Ovid, 'We praise the ancients' Pays better to provide for people's bodies than for their brains People see what they want to see Repeated the exclamation: "Too late!" and again, "Too late! Seems most charming at the time we are obliged to resign it To-morrow could give them nothing better than to-day Who watches for his neighbour's faults has a hundred sharp eyes Who gives great gifts, expects great gifts again Wrath has two eyes--one blind, the other keener than a falcon's

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#154][g154v10.txt]5593

Full as an egg I plead with voice and pen in behalf of fairy tales Nobody was allowed to be perfectly idle The carp served on Christmas eve in every Berlin family To be happy, one must forget what cannot be altered Unjust to injure and rob the child for the benefit of the man When you want to strike me again, mother, please take off

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#155][g155v10.txt]5594

Child cannot distinguish between what is amusing and what is sad Child is naturally egotistical Deserve the gratitude of my people, though it should be denied Half-comprehended catchwords serve as a banner Hanging the last king with the guts of the last priest Readers often like best what is most incredible Smell most powerful of all the senses in awakening memory

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#156][g156v10.txt]5595

Hollow of the hand, Diogenes's drinking-cup Life is valued so much less by the young Required courage to be cowardly

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#157][g157v10.txt]5596

A word at the right time and place Confucius's command not to love our fellow-men but to respect

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#158][g158v10.txt]5597

Coach moved by electricity Do thoroughly whatever they do at all I approve of such foolhardiness Life is the fairest fairy tale (Anderson) Loved himself too much to give his whole affection to any one Scorned the censure of the people, he never lost sight of it What father does not find something to admire in his child

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#159][g159v10.txt]5598

Appreciation of trifles Carpe diem How effective a consolation man possesses in gratitude Men studying for their own benefit, not the teacher's Phrase and idea "philosophy of religion" as an absurdity

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, by Ebers, Complete [GE#160][g160v10.txt]5599

A word at the right time and place Appreciation of trifles Carpe diem Child is naturally egotistical Child cannot distinguish between what is amusing and what is sad Coach moved by electricity Confucius's command not to love our fellow-men but to respect Deserve the gratitude of my people, though it should be denied Do thoroughly whatever they do at all Full as an egg Half-comprehended catchwords serve as a banner Hanging the last king with the guts of the last priest Hollow of the hand, Diogenes's drinking-cup How effective a consolation man possesses in gratitude I approve of such foolhardiness I plead with voice and pen in behalf of fairy tales Life is valued so much less by the young Life is the fairest fairy tale (Anderson) Loved himself too much to give his whole affection to any one Men studying for their own benefit, not the teacher's Nobody was allowed to be perfectly idle Phrase and idea "philosophy of religion" as an absurdity Readers often like best what is most incredible Required courage to be cowardly Scorned the censure of the people, he never lost sight of it Smell most powerful of all the senses in awakening memory The carp served on Christmas eve in every Berlin family To be happy, one must forget what cannot be altered Unjust to injure and rob the child for the benefit of the man What father does not find something to admire in his child When you want to strike me again, mother, please take off

THE COMPLETE PG EDITION OF GEORG EBERS [GE#161][g161v10.txt]5600