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

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

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.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

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

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

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...

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...

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

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...

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...

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.

Space is the stature of God.

Space is the stature of God.

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....

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

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

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

Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself.

Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself.

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.