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
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
baby book kids
It's great that there are so many different kinds of books for kids and adults to choose from. I think an eclectic reader is the best kind of reader to be, which would be why I was always so satisfied to hear that kids read the Baby-Sitters Club books and then went on and discovered other authors and other genres.
believe greatness people
I believe you are one of the people that can lift the corners of the universe.
fighting battle fists
Fight your battles with words, not fists
goodbye saying-goodbye forever
I wonder how you say goodbye to someone forever?
couple kids writing
A couple of pieces of advice for the kids who are serious about writing are: first of all, to read everything you can get your hands on so you can become familiar with different forms of writing: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, journalism. That's very important. And also keep a journal. Not so much, because it's good writing practice. Although it is, but more because it's a wonderful source of story starters.
thinking people want
Some people say that success equals money, but frankly, I don't think success is money at all ... Success is being the best at whatever you want to do well at.
home order world
I've discovered that in order to make big changes in the world, we have to begin at home -- within ourselves
cannot hold itself life soft together
Without duty, life is soft and boneless; it cannot hold itself together
book reading worst
The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.
country travel life-is
Life is a country that the old have seen, and lived in. Those who have to travel through it can only learn from them.
friends-or-friendship profile
When my friends are one-eyed, I look at their profile
kindness loving people
Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.
passions talent
Does talent have any need of passions? Yes, of many passions - repressed.