Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease.

Jean PaulAuthor · German · 1763 – 1825
More from Jean Paul
Sad Quotes
#Age
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. — Thomas Carlyle
  • The reason for the sadness of this modern age and the men who live in it is that it looks for the truth in everything and finds it. — Edmond de Goncourt
  • There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow. — Fay Weldon
  • Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in this life. — Jean Paul
  • Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are to assist in bearing it. — Jean Paul
  • A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward. — Jean Paul
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026