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 JOUBERTWho ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.
More Joseph Joubert Quotes
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The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.
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To teach is to learn twice.
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Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable of.
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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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It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
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The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
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Misery is almost always the result of thinking.
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There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.
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Innocence is always unsuspicious.
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Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.
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All are born to observe order, but few are born to establish it.
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Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
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Space is the stature of God.
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He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
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Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.
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