Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Quote by Joseph Joubert

Topics: Mediocrity Quotes

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

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...

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

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.

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

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.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

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 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...

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...

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...

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

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

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

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

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...

There are four stages in a marriage. First there's the affair, then the marriage, then...

There are four stages in a marriage. First there's the affair, then the marriage, then...

I'm just afraid I'm gonna miss it all... being married... being a mother.

I'm just afraid I'm gonna miss it all... being married... being a mother.

The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and...

The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and...