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
business ideas age
We live in an age in which superfluous ideas abound and essential ideas are lacking.
curiosity mind answers
Questions show the mind's range, and answers its subtlety.
self-respect firsts ears
You want to talk to someone; first open your ears.
writing fine-words fine
Before using a fine word, make a place for it.
appreciate crucible criticism
Professional critics are incapable of distinguishing and appreciating either diamonds in the rough or gold in bars. They are traders, and in literature know only the coins that are current. Their critical lab has scales and weights, but neither crucible or touchstone.
wisdom common-sense heaven
Common sense suits itself to the ways of the world. Wisdom tries to confirm to the ways of heaven.
truth opinion
Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.
space stature
Space is the stature of God.
history mind important
The mind's direction is more important than its progress.
limits authority should
Every legitimate authority should respect its extent and its limits.
cleanliness elegance temperance
In temperance there is ever cleanliness and elegance.
passion tenderness
Tenderness is the rest of passion.
light shadow made
Our ideals, like pictures, are made from lights and shadows.
worry weakness
Our worries always come from our weaknesses.