Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Ask the young. They know everything.

Ask the young. They know everything.

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own

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...

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

In bringing up a child, think of its old age.

In bringing up a child, think of its old age.

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...

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...

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...

Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the...

Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the...

The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in...

The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in...

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Innocence is always unsuspicious.

Innocence is always unsuspicious.

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.

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.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

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...

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms....

Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms....