Order is to arrangement what the soul is to the body, and what mind is to matter. Joseph Joubert
Order is to arrangement what the soul is to the body, and what mind is to matter.
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. Joseph Joubert
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
Children need models rather than critics. Joseph Joubert
Children need models rather than critics.
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them. Joseph Joubert
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
We may convince others by our arguments; but we can only persuade them by their own Joseph Joubert
We may convince others by our arguments; but we can only persuade them by their own
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
All gardeners live in beautiful places, because they make them so. Joseph Joubert
All gardeners live in beautiful places, because they make them so.
Misery is almost always the result of thinking. Joseph Joubert
Misery is almost always the result of thinking.
Never cut what you can untie. Joseph Joubert
Never cut what you can untie.
Agriculture engenders good sense, and good sense of an excellent kind. Joseph Joubert
Agriculture engenders good sense, and good sense of an excellent kind.
To be an agreeable guest one need only enjoy oneself. Joseph Joubert
To be an agreeable guest one need only enjoy oneself.
He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. Joseph Joubert
He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth. Joseph Joubert
Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.
Questions show the mind's range, and answers its subtlety. Joseph Joubert
Questions show the mind's range, and answers its subtlety.
You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you. Joseph Joubert
You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.