Joseph Joubert was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées, which were published posthumously.
All are born to observe order, but few are born to establish it. – Joseph Joubert
It is not my words that I polish, but my ideas. – Joseph Joubert
Politeness is to goodness what words are to thoughts. – Joseph Joubert
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones. – Joseph Joubert
God is the place where I do not remember the rest. – Joseph Joubert
Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself. – Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French moralist.
Ask the young. They know everything. – Joseph Joubert
Justice is the truth in action. – Joseph Joubert
Politeness smooths wrinkles. – Joseph Joubert
Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma. – Joseph Joubert
The direction of the mind is more important than its progress. – Joseph Joubert
Close your eyes and see. – Joseph Joubert
We may convince others by our arguements, but we can only persuade them by their own. – Joseph Joubert
Tenderness is the repose of Passion. – Joseph Joubert
The breath of the mind is attention. – Joseph Joubert
The paper is patient, but the reader is not. – Joseph Joubert
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