Never cut what you can untie.

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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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.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

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

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

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

Genius is the ability to see things invisible, to manipulate things intangible, to paint things...

Genius is the ability to see things invisible, to manipulate things intangible, to paint things...

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

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

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

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

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

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.

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...

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable

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

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

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

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.

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...