Author: Joseph Joubert

Quotes

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

- Joseph Joubert

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

- Joseph Joubert

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.

- Joseph Joubert

Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he were a woman.

Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he were a woman.

- Joseph Joubert

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

- Joseph Joubert

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

- Joseph Joubert

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

- Joseph Joubert

It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.

It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.

- Joseph Joubert

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.

- Joseph Joubert

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