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
feelings grace movement
Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation.
character humility echoes
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.
eye drawing talking
Drawing is speaking to the eye; talking is painting to the ear.
together life-is togetherness
Without duty, life is sort of boneless; it cannot hold itself together.
respect worthy capable
To be capable of respect is almost as rare as to be worthy of it.
time space eternity
Space is to place as eternity is to time.
book reading worst
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
beauty beautiful garden
All gardeners live in beautiful places because they make them so.
paper patient reader
The paper is patient, but the reader is not.
found poetry-is
Poetry is to be found nowhere unless we carry it within us.
genius invisible paint
Genius is the ability to see things invisible, to manipulate things intangible, to paint things that have no features
simplicity
Everything that is exact is short.
god believe thinking
We always believe God is like ourselves, the indulgent think him indulgent and the stern, terrible.
strength giving-up dont-give-up
How many weak shoulders have craved heavy burdens!