Old age takes from the man of intellect no qualities save those that are useless to wisdom. Joseph Joubert More Quotes by Joseph Joubert More Quotes From Joseph Joubert The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously. Joseph Joubert men book religion Virtue by calculation is the virtue of vice. Joseph Joubert calculations virtue vices I think reading is a gift. It was a gift that was given to me as a child by many people, and now as an adult and a writer, I'm trying to give a little of it back to others. It's one of the greatest pleasures I know." Ann M. Martin Joseph Joubert reading book children To reason, to argue. It is to walk with crutches in search of the truth. We come to it with a leap. Joseph Joubert hiking journey arguing The Bible is to religion what the Iliad is to poetry Joseph Joubert iliad religion Ideas never lack for words. It is words that lack ideas. Joseph Joubert degrees perfection ideas Speech is but the incorporation of thought. Joseph Joubert incorporation speech Man is born with the faculty of speech. Who gives it to him? He who gives the bird its song. Joseph Joubert song giving men Every modulated sound is not a song, and every voice that executes a beautiful air does not sing. Singing should enchant. But to produce this effect there must be a quality of soul and voice which is by no means common even with great singers. Joseph Joubert song beautiful mean Slander is the solace of malignity. Joseph Joubert solace slander When my friends lack an eye, I look at them in profile. Joseph Joubert eye friendship looks The breath of the mind is attention. Joseph Joubert breaths mind attention I love prudence very little, if it is not moral. Joseph Joubert prudence moral littles Let your cry be for free souls rather than for freedom. Moral liberty is the only important liberty. Joseph Joubert freedom important soul The passions should be purged; all may become innocent if they are well directed and moderated. Even hatred maybe a commendable feeling when it is caused by a lively love of good. Whatever makes the passions pure, makes them stronger, more durable, and more enjoyable. Joseph Joubert passion hatred feelings It is always our inabilities that vex us. Joseph Joubert vex inability ability A temperate style is alone classical. Joseph Joubert style We may convince others by our arguements, but we can only persuade them by their own Joseph Joubert convince may When we love, it is the heart that judges. Joseph Joubert judging heart love To see the world is to judge the judges. Joseph Joubert judging world travel
