Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

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...

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.

He who has not the weakness of friendship has not the strength.

He who has not the weakness of friendship has not the strength.

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

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...

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...

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

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.

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...

Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself.

Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.

All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day...

Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day...