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
horse school independent
I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray'sAs I read about the School Entertainment and ice cream socials, about ladies leaving calling cards and the milkman with his horse-drawn wagon, I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny's childhood-a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace
book rights different
There's so many different kinds of rights to consider these days: computer, e-book, all sorts of things. Forget foreign rights and entertainment rights. There are so many things to consider and an agent is going to know how to wade through all that much better than you are.
cat opinion
Cats definitely have their own opinions.
inspirational education negative
You got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and latch on to the affirmative. Don't mess with Mr. In Between.
want-him want said
I want her back" I said "I want HIM back"~Charlie
blur clear words
Words, like eyeglasses, blur everything that they do not make clear
obscure words
Words, like glasses, obscure everything which they do not make clear.
direction mind
The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.
imagination learning
One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.
poet poetry unless
You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.
easy explain god understand
It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.
either minds objects receive represent
There are some minds like either convex or concave mirrors, which represent objects such as they receive them, but never receive them as they are
ability mental physical stems weakness
There is a physical weakness which stems from mental ability, and a mental weakness which comes from physical ability
beauties contain essence large sentences single thoughts work
There are single thoughts that contain the essence of the whole volume, single sentences that have the beauties of large work