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

Quote by Joseph Joubert

Topics: Past Quotes, Trust Quotes

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

Genius is the ability to see things invisible, to manipulate things intangible, to paint things...

Genius is the ability to see things invisible, to manipulate things intangible, to paint things...

There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the...

There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the...

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

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...

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.

To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

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

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

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

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

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

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...

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

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...

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...

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

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

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....

Ask the young. They know everything.

Ask the young. They know everything.

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.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.