The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously.

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

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

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

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

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.

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...

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

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

Ask the young. They know everything.

Ask the young. They know everything.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

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

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

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.

One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness it is usually returned

One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness it is usually returned

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.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a...

Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a...

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.