Joseph Joubert
Joseph Joubert
Joseph Joubertwas a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées, which was published posthumously...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth7 May 1754
CountryFrance
Joseph Joubert quotes about
country paris separation
I quit Paris unwillingly, because I must part from my friends; and I quit the country unwillingly, because I must part from myself.
happiness thinking order
In order to be happy, think of the ills you have been spared.
soul body taste
There is in the soul a taste for the good, just as there is in the body an appetite for enjoyment.
god ideas judging
The God of metaphysics is but an idea. But the God of religion, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sovereign Judge of actions and thoughts, is a power.
friendship giving opinion
We shall always keep a spare corner in our heads to give passing hospitality to our friends' opinion.
wise fashion often-is
Avoid singularity. There may often be less vanity in following the new modes than in adhering to the old ones. It is true that the foolish invent them, but the wise may conform to, instead of contradicting, them.
wise kings hands
Be saving, but not at the cost of all liberality. Have the soul of a king and the hand of a wise economist.
clothes age youth
In clothes clean and fresh there is a kind of youth with which age should surround itself.
criticism should charm
Criticism even should not be without its charms. When quite devoid of all amenities, it is no longer literary.
wings feet imagination
He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. [Fr., Celui qui a de l'imagination sans erudition a des ailes, et n'a pas de pieds.]
ideas age moral
To the liberal ideas of the age must be opposed the moral ideas of all ages.
littles moral prudence
I love prudence very little, if it is not moral.
passion stuff use
We use up in the passions the stuff that was given us for happiness.
passion hatred feelings
The passions should be purged; all may become innocent if they are well directed and moderated. Even hatred maybe a commendable feeling when it is caused by a lively love of good. Whatever makes the passions pure, makes them stronger, more durable, and more enjoyable.