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
goodbye saying-goodbye forever
I wonder how you say goodbye to someone forever?
want-him want said
I want her back" I said "I want HIM back"~Charlie
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
party two needs
Because, you see, you only need one friend for a party. One is enough. Two is enough. Anything is enough.' ~pg 107; Adam on friendship
fighting battle fists
Fight your battles with words, not fists
home order world
I've discovered that in order to make big changes in the world, we have to begin at home -- within ourselves
obscure words
Words, like glasses, obscure everything which they do not make clear.
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.
love kindness women
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
positive education children
Children need models rather than critics.