Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

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...

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

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

To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

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.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy

Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

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...

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...

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Innocence is always unsuspicious.

Innocence is always unsuspicious.

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

We may convince others by our arguments; but we can only persuade them by their...

We may convince others by our arguments; but we can only persuade them by their...

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...

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.

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...

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

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

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