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
ornaments modesty
Ornaments were invented by modesty.
people age knows
Old age was naturally more honored in times when people could not know much more than what they had seen.
mind would-be esteem
We measure minds by their stature; it would be better to esteem them by their beauty.
heart may rooms
We should always keep a corner of our heads open and free, that we may make room for the opinions of our friends. Let us have heart and head hospitality.
passion hatred feelings
The passions should be purged; all may become innocent if they are well directed and moderated. Even hatred maybe a commendable feeling when it is caused by a lively love of good. Whatever makes the passions pure, makes them stronger, more durable, and more enjoyable.
passion stuff use
We use up in the passions the stuff that was given us for happiness.
light flames fire
God multiplies intelligence, which communicates itself, like fire, ad infinitum. Light a thousand torches at one touch, the flame remains always the same.
littles moral prudence
I love prudence very little, if it is not moral.
mind selfishness introducing
What can one possibly introduce into a mind that is already full, and full of itself?
country paris separation
I quit Paris unwillingly, because I must part from my friends; and I quit the country unwillingly, because I must part from myself.
simple simplicity half
The simple-hearted and sincere never do more than half deceive themselves.
slander solace
Slander is the solace of malignity.
beautiful song mean
Every modulated sound is not a song, and every voice that executes a beautiful air does not sing. Singing should enchant. But to produce this effect there must be a quality of soul and voice which is by no means common even with great singers.
song men giving
Man is born with the faculty of speech. Who gives it to him? He who gives the bird its song.