Johann David Wyss
Born: 01-01-1743
Johann David Wyss was a Swiss author best known for his adventure novel "The Swiss Family Robinson," published in 1812. Born in 1743 in Bern, Switzerland, Wyss drew inspiration from Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" to craft his tale of a shipwrecked family. A pastor by profession, he infused the story with moral lessons and practical knowledge, aiming to educate and entertain young readers.
Book summaries for books written by Johann David Wyss
Quotes
Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.
The more a man knows, the more he will find he has to learn.
The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.
Industry, thrift, and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
How often must one man endure the sight of another's folly?
We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.
Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
Learn from the past, look to the future, but live in the present.
An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold.
He that hath a trade hath an estate.