Leisure, the highest happiness upon earth, is seldom enjoyed with perfect satisfaction, — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Time is never more misspent than while we declaim against the want — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
All our distinctions ire accidental; beauty and deformity, though personal qualities, are — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Though fancy may be the patient’s complaint, necessity is often the doctor’s. — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Be not so bigoted to any custom as to worship it at the expense of truth. — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Silence is the safest response for all the contradiction that arises from — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
The necessities that exist are in general created by the superfluities that are enjoyed. — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Surmise is the gossamer that malice blows on fair reputations, the corroding — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
When we meet with better fare than was expected, the disappointment is — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Gambling houses are temples where the most sordid and turbulent passions contend; — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
When ill news comes too late to be serviceable to your neighbor, keep it to yourself. — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Profound meditation in solitude and silence frequently exalts the mind above its — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Liberal of cruelty are those who pamper with promises; promisers destroy while — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
The lust of dominion innovates so imperceptibly that we become complete despots — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
A good name will wear out; a bad one may be turned; a nickname lasts forever. — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Many good qualities are not sufficient to balance a single want – the want of money. — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse. — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Many have been ruined by their fortunes, and many have escaped ruin by the want of fortune. — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
In fame’s temple there is always a niche to be found for rich dunces — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
