Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision. Joseph Joubert More Quotes by Joseph Joubert More Quotes From Joseph Joubert A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. Joseph Joubert womenkindnesslove He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. Joseph Joubert learningeducationinspirational You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you. Joseph Joubert great-poetrypoeticpoetry Never cut what you can untie. Joseph Joubert cuttinglifeinteresting To teach is to learn twice. Joseph Joubert educationinspirationallife The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert intelligencevictoryinspirational Children need models rather than critics. Joseph Joubert educationpositivechildren We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future. Joseph Joubert trustsafetypast Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he were a woman. Joseph Joubert wedding-anniversarymarriagemen Liquid, flowing words are the choicest and the best, if language is regarded as music. But when it is considered as a picture, then there are rough words which are very telling, they make their mark. Joseph Joubert liquidmarklanguage Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings. Joseph Joubert consistencyopinionfeelings It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. Joseph Joubert humorousnatureprofound We are all of us more or less echoes, repeating involuntarily the virtues, the defects, the movements, and the characters of those among whom we live. Joseph Joubert echoeshumilitycharacter Mediocrity is excellence in the eyes of the mediocre. Joseph Joubert excellenceeyeinspirational Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth. Joseph Joubert opiniontruthinspirational Words, like glasses, obscure everything they do not make clear. Before using a fine word, make a place for it. Joseph Joubert fine-wordsglasseswriting Luckily, I never feel at one time more than half my pains. Joseph Joubert painhalffeels How many people become abstract as a way of appearing profound. Joseph Joubert profoundpeopleway Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other. Joseph Joubert fathers-dayripdad We always believe God is like ourselves, the indulgent think him indulgent and the stern, terrible. Joseph Joubert godbelievethinking
