There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.
JOSEPH JOUBERTThere was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.
More Joseph Joubert Quotes
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One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.
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Never cut what you can untie.
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You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.
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The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.
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Innocence is always unsuspicious.
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The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
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Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.
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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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Imagination is the eye of the soul.
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The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
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A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
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Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
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Ask the young. They know everything.
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Space is to place as eternity is to time.
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Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
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