Johann Georg Zimmermann
Johann Georg Zimmermann
Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermannwas a Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth8 December 1728
CountrySwitzerland
escaped great obtain ruined
Many have been ruined by their fortunes, and many have escaped ruin by the want of fortune. To obtain it the great have become little, and the little great.
good money qualities single sufficient
Many good qualities are not sufficient to balance a single want - the want of money.
Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.
expressed sayings
A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse.