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
obscure words
Words, like glasses, obscure everything which they do not make clear.
blur clear words
Words, like eyeglasses, blur everything that they do not make clear
writing glasses fine-words
Words, like glasses, obscure everything they do not make clear. Before using a fine word, make a place for it.
writing fine-words fine
Before using a fine word, make a place for it.
cannot hold itself life soft together
Without duty, life is soft and boneless; it cannot hold itself together
friends-or-friendship profile
When my friends are one-eyed, I look at their profile
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.
kindness loving people
Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.
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