Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Ask the young. They know everything.

Ask the young. They know everything.

Only choose in marriage a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she...

Only choose in marriage a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she...

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.

The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from...

Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from...

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.

When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great...

When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great...

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

All are born to observe order, but few are born to establish it.

All are born to observe order, but few are born to establish it.

Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he...

Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he...

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable of.

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable of.

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.