The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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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...

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....

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the...

Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the...

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

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

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy

Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

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.

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...

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.

You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.

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

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.

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

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

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...

People who hate you are just your confused admirers. They cant figure out the reason...

People who hate you are just your confused admirers. They cant figure out the reason...

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

If I condemn mankind too much it is because I know myself too well.

If I condemn mankind too much it is because I know myself too well.

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

The motto should not be: Forgive one another; rather, Understand one another.

The motto should not be: Forgive one another; rather, Understand one another.