Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself.

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for...

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for...

Genius is the ability to see things invisible, to manipulate things intangible, to paint things...

Genius is the ability to see things invisible, to manipulate things intangible, to paint things...

One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness it is usually returned

One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness it is usually returned

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Space is the stature of God.

Space is the stature of God.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

God is the place where I do not remember the rest.

God is the place where I do not remember the rest.

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.

Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.

Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.

It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.

It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.

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

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

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Ask the young. They know everything.

Ask the young. They know everything.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract...

How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract...

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.