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
aim argument discussion motivational quote-of-the-day
The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
passions talent
Does talent have any need of passions? Yes, of many passions - repressed.
imagination man untrained wings
The man of imagination who is untrained (unlearned, uneducated, undisciplined) has wings and no feet.
brings evening life
The evening of a well-spent life brings its lamps with it.
comparison gives love mind truths
I love to see two truths at the same time. Every comparison gives the mind this advantage.
disguise great mask minds
Great minds are those that disguise their limits, that mask their mediocrity.
charitable indulgent
Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.
decide deciding question stir stirring
It is better to stir up a question without deciding it than to decide it without stirring it up
argument debate question settle settling
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle it without debate.
children critics models
Children need models more than they need critics
clue compass night
They are like the clue in the labyrinth, or the compass in the night
choose friend friends-or-friendship marriage whom woman
Choose in marriage only a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she were a man.
choose friend marriage whom woman
Only choose in marriage a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she were a man
love kindness women
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.