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
truth
You arrive at truth through poetry; I arrive at poetry through truth.
truth ideas
Truth consists of having the same idea about something that God has.
truth memories motivation
A maxim is the exact and noble expression of an important and indisputable truth. Good maxims are the germs of all excellence; when firmly fixed on the memory, they nourish the will.
truth opinion
Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.
beautiful truth easier
It is easier to be mistaken about the true than the beautiful.
truth loving-nature soul
Truth takes the stamp of the souls it enters. It is rigorous and rough in arid souls, but tempers and softens itself in loving natures.
comparison gives love mind truths
I love to see two truths at the same time. Every comparison gives the mind this advantage.
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It is better to stir up a question without deciding it than to decide it without stirring it up
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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.