Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation.

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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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

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

Space is the stature of God.

Space is the stature of God.

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

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

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

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

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question...

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question...

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...

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

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.

Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision.

Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision.

To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the...

There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the...

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.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery

The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery

Misery is when grown-ups don't realize how miserable kids can feel.

Misery is when grown-ups don't realize how miserable kids can feel.