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
writing needs natural
A fluent writer always seems more talented than he is. To write well, one needs a natural felicity and an acquired difficulty.
expression hints needs
Thoughts there are, that need no embodying, no form, no expression. It is enough to hint at them vaguely; a word, and they are heard and seen.
guests needs enjoy
To be an agreeable guest one need only enjoy oneself.
decide deciding question stir stirring
It is better to stir up a question without deciding it than to decide it without stirring it up
argument debate question settle settling
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle it without debate.
aim argument discussion motivational quote-of-the-day
The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
choose friend marriage whom woman
Only choose in marriage a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she were a man
want-him want said
I want her back" I said "I want HIM back"~Charlie
inspirational education negative
You got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and latch on to the affirmative. Don't mess with Mr. In Between.
cat opinion
Cats definitely have their own opinions.
book rights different
There's so many different kinds of rights to consider these days: computer, e-book, all sorts of things. Forget foreign rights and entertainment rights. There are so many things to consider and an agent is going to know how to wade through all that much better than you are.
horse school independent
I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray'sAs I read about the School Entertainment and ice cream socials, about ladies leaving calling cards and the milkman with his horse-drawn wagon, I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny's childhood-a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace
believe book love-to-read
I love to read, and I don't believe that you have to finish one book before you start another. --Mallory Pike