You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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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...

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 passions of the young are vices in the old.

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

Innocence is always unsuspicious.

Innocence is always unsuspicious.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

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

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

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...

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

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...

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.

Space is the stature of God.

Space is the stature of God.

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

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

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

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.

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...

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but until they speak to the imagination, not...

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that...

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that...