Author: Joseph Joubert

Quotes

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

- 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

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

- 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

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

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

- Joseph Joubert

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

- Joseph Joubert

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

- Joseph Joubert

Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.

Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.

- Joseph Joubert

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

- Joseph Joubert

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