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

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

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

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

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

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...

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

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...

Old age deprives the intelligent man only of qualities useless to wisdom.

Old age deprives the intelligent man only of qualities useless to wisdom.

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

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

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

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.

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.

The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in...

The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in...

To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

Space is the stature of God.

Space is the stature of God.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he...

Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he...

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.