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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Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

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...

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....

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

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

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

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

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.

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.

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...

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.

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

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...

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.

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

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

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.