The sound of the drum drives out thought; for that very reason it is the most military of instruments. Joseph Joubert More Quotes by Joseph Joubert More Quotes From Joseph Joubert Justice is the right of the weakest. Joseph Joubert justice The punishment of those who have loved women too much is to love them always. Joseph Joubert punishmenttoo-muchlove Minds which never rest are subject to many digressions. Joseph Joubert subjectsmind We know God easily, if we do not constrain ourselves to define him. Joseph Joubert constraingodknows Beautiful works do not intoxicate, but they enchant. Joseph Joubert beautifulbeauty I do not call reason that brutal reason which crushes with its weight what is holy and sacred, that malignant reason which delights in the errors it succeeds in discovering, that unfeeling and scornful reason which insults credulity. Joseph Joubert delightcrusherrors Haughty people seem to me to have, like the dwarfs, the stature of a child and the face of a man. Joseph Joubert pridemenchildren Work like you don't need the money. Joseph Joubert dancehippiework Taste is the literary conscience of the soul. Joseph Joubert readingsoulbook Let us be men with men, and always children before God; for in His eyes we are but children. Old age itself, in presence of eternity, is but the first moment of a morning. Joseph Joubert eyemorningchildren Grief - Happiness is to feel that one's soul is good; there is no other, in truth, and this kind of happiness may exist even in sorrow, so that there are griefs perfable to every joy, and such as would be preferred by all those who have felt them. Joseph Joubert griefsouljoy Space is the stature of God. Joseph Joubert star-gazingspacegod The evening of a well spent youth brings it's lamps with it. Joseph Joubert lampswisdomage The mind's direction is more important than its progress. Joseph Joubert progressmindhistory The evening of life brings with it its lamps. Joseph Joubert lampseveningage Antiquity! I like its ruins better than its reconstructions. Joseph Joubert antiquityreconstructionruins Every legitimate authority should respect its extent and its limits. Joseph Joubert limitsauthorityshould The ways suited to confidence are familiar to me, but not those that are suited to familiarity. Joseph Joubert familiarityfamiliarway Illusion and wisdom combined are the charm of life and art. Joseph Joubert illusioncharmart If you are poor, distinguish yourself by your virtues; if rich, by your good deeds. Joseph Joubert richvirtuedeeds
