When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it

Quote by Joseph Joubert

Topics: Admiration Quotes, Mankind Quotes, Thought Quotes, Understanding Quotes

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...

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...

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

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.

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract...

How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract...

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

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

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own

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...

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.