Only choose in marriage a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she were a man

Quote by Joseph Joubert

Topics: Marriage Quotes

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

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...

To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

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.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

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...

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.

Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

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...

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

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

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

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

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.

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them...

Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them...

Passion and purpose go hand in hand. When you discover your purpose, you will normally...

Passion and purpose go hand in hand. When you discover your purpose, you will normally...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

When the road gets dark - And you can no longer see - Just let...

When the road gets dark - And you can no longer see - Just let...