All Joseph Joubert Quotes
- 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… Able
- Words become luminous when the poet's finger has passed over them its phosphorescence. Become Luminous
- The talkative man speaks from his mouth, the eloquent man speaks from his heart. Eloquent
- All gardeners live in beautiful places because they make them so. All
- How many weak shoulders have craved heavy burdens! Burden
- Good impulses are naught, unless they become good actions. Action
- Science confounds everything; it gives to the flowers an animal appetite, and takes away from even the plants their chastity. Animal
- Old age deprives the intelligent man only of qualities useless to wisdom. Age
- Taste is the literary conscience of the soul. Book
- Common sense suits itself to the ways of the world. Wisdom tries to confirm to the ways of heaven. Common
- Chance generally favors the prudent. Chance
- Drawing is speaking to the eye; talking is painting to the ear. Drawing
- Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth. Inspirational
- Space is the stature of God. Funny
- The mind's direction is more important than its progress. Direction
- Every legitimate authority should respect its extent and its limits. Authority
- In temperance there is ever cleanliness and elegance. Cleanliness
- Without duty, life is sort of boneless; it cannot hold itself together. Boneless
- It is an aspect of all happiness to suppose that we deserve it. All
- Tenderness is the rest of passion. Inspirational
- Our ideals, like pictures, are made from lights and shadows. From
- Our worries always come from our weaknesses. Always Come
- To be capable of respect is almost as rare as to be worthy of it. Capable
- Professional critics are incapable of distinguishing and appreciating either diamonds in the rough or gold in bars. They are traders, and in literature know only… Appreciate
- Before using a fine word, make a place for it. Fine