The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.
JOSEPH JOUBERTNever cut what you can untie.
More Joseph Joubert Quotes
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Ask the young. They know everything.
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There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.
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Politeness is the flower of humanity.
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Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.
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You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.
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When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.
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Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation.
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One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.
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You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.
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We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
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The passions of the young are vices in the old.
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Children need models rather than critics.
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Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.
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Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.
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Innocence is always unsuspicious.
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