We may convince others by our arguments; but we can only persuade them by their own

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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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.

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...

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

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

Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision.

Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision.

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question...

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question...

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

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

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.

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...

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

God is the place where I do not remember the rest.

God is the place where I do not remember the rest.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

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.

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

Music is the balm that heals the forlorn ache of a distant star.

Music is the balm that heals the forlorn ache of a distant star.

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits...

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits...

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

[Her] love and tenderness gave me the faith in love that enabled me to face...

[Her] love and tenderness gave me the faith in love that enabled me to face...