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 We always believe God is like ourselves, the indulgent think him indulgent and the stern, terrible. Joseph Joubert godbelievethinking Agriculture engenders good sense, and good sense of an excellent kind. Joseph Joubert agricultureexcellentkind Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader. Joseph Joubert never-giving-uppowerfulwriting Innocence is always unsuspicious. Joseph Joubert innocence Misery is almost always the result of thinking. Joseph Joubert happyhappinesslove Logic works, metaphysics contemplates. Joseph Joubert metaphysicslogicmath The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones. Joseph Joubert statisticsreadingbook Genius is the ability to see things invisible, to manipulate things intangible, to paint things that have no features Joseph Joubert philosophyhistoryart Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them. Joseph Joubert workinspirationalcommitment The paper is patient, but the reader is not. Joseph Joubert patientreaderpaper All are born to observe order, but few are born to establish it. Joseph Joubert bornwarorder Ask the young. They know everything. Joseph Joubert humoroustimechildren Poetry is to be found nowhere unless we carry it within us. Joseph Joubert poetry-isfound It is not my words that I polish, but my ideas. Joseph Joubert polishideas Without duty, life is soft and boneless. Joseph Joubert dutylife-isinspirational Politeness is the flower of humanity. Joseph Joubert flowerhumanitymeaningful The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk. Joseph Joubert long-walkshikinganger Drawing is speaking to the eye; talking is painting to the ear. Joseph Joubert paineyetalking Without duty, life is sort of boneless; it cannot hold itself together. Joseph Joubert togethernesslife-istogether To be capable of respect is almost as rare as to be worthy of it. Joseph Joubert capablerespectworthy
