We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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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 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...

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from...

Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from...

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

Innocence is always unsuspicious.

Innocence is always unsuspicious.

Ask the young. They know everything.

Ask the young. They know everything.

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....

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.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

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...

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

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.

In bringing up a child, think of its old age.

In bringing up a child, think of its old age.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

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 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.