Joseph Joubert Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Joseph Joubert quotes, Joseph Joubert sayings, and Joseph Joubert proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Never cut what can be united. Joseph Joubert
What astonishes astonishes once, but what is admirable is more and more admired. Joseph Joubert
The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk. Joseph Joubert
Words are like eyeglasses they blur everything that they do not make clear. Joseph Joubert
He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. Joseph Joubert
Children need models rather than critics. Joseph Joubert
Without duty, life is sort of boneless; it cannot hold itself together. Joseph Joubert
Whence? Whither? Why? How? These questions cover all philosophy. Joseph Joubert
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. Joseph Joubert
Children need role models rather than critics. Joseph Joubert
When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees. Joseph Joubert
Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable. Joseph Joubert
When my friends lack an eye, I look at them in profile. Joseph Joubert
To teach is to learn twice. Joseph Joubert
You arrive at truth through poetry; I arrive at poetry through the truth. Joseph Joubert
Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader. Joseph Joubert
Imagination is the eye of the soul. Joseph Joubert
What a man knows only through feeling can be explained only through enthusiasm. Joseph Joubert
How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract terms is the shadows they create to hide a vacuum. Joseph Joubert