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
ability mental physical stems weakness
There is a physical weakness which stems from mental ability, and a mental weakness which comes from physical ability
witty men wit
There are some men who are witty when they are in a bad humor, and others only when they are sad.
men age quality
Old age takes from the man of intellect no qualities save those that are useless to wisdom.
success reflection men
Success serves men as a pedestal. It makes them seem greater when not measured by reflection.
appreciation men giving
When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it.
heart men silence
The talkative man speaks from his mouth, the eloquent man speaks from his heart.
book men religion
The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously.
men intelligent age
Old age deprives the intelligent man only of qualities useless to wisdom.
inspirational destiny men
Happy is the man who can do only one thing; in doing it, he fulfills his destiny.
song men giving
Man is born with the faculty of speech. Who gives it to him? He who gives the bird its song.
children pride men
Haughty people seem to me to have, like the dwarfs, the stature of a child and the face of a man.
men slave force
Men must be either the slaves of duty, or the slaves of force.
self-esteem men long
There is graciousness and a kind of urbanity in beginning with men by esteem and confidence. It proves, at least, that we have long lived in good company with others and with our selves.
success men giving
If fortune wishes to make a man estimable, she gives him virtues; if she wishes to make him esteemed, she gives him success.