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.
JOSEPH JOUBERTWe must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
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One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.
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Children need models rather than critics.
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How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract terms are the shadows they create to hide a vacuum.
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Misery is almost always the result of thinking.
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Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.
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You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.
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Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.
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Imagination is the eye of the soul.
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It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
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Ask the young. They know everything.
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Never cut what you can untie.
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It is easy to understand God as long as you don’t try to explain him.
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The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.
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Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he were a woman.
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The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
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