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
joy noble shows
The joy which is caused by truth and noble thoughts shows itself in the words by which they are expressed.
wise fashion often-is
Avoid singularity. There may often be less vanity in following the new modes than in adhering to the old ones. It is true that the foolish invent them, but the wise may conform to, instead of contradicting, them.
friendship giving opinion
We shall always keep a spare corner in our heads to give passing hospitality to our friends' opinion.
god ideas judging
The God of metaphysics is but an idea. But the God of religion, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sovereign Judge of actions and thoughts, is a power.
soul body taste
There is in the soul a taste for the good, just as there is in the body an appetite for enjoyment.
moral ancient contempt
Contempt for private wrongs was one of the features of ancient morals.
mother country nursing
Religion must be loved as a kind of country and nursing-mother. It was religion that nourished our virtues, that showed us heaven, that taught us to walk in the path of duty.
punishment soul crime
Remorse is the punishment of crime; repentance, its expiation. The former appertains to a tormented conscience; the latter to a soul changed for the better.
marriage men wife
One should choose for a wife only such a woman as he would choose for a friend, were she a man.
guests needs enjoy
To be an agreeable guest one need only enjoy oneself.
love men self-love
We should make ourselves loved, for men are only just towards those whom they love.
life wind woven
Our life is woven wind.
beautiful genius labor
Genius begins beautiful works, but only labor finishes them.
justice
Justice is the right of the weakest.