A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
JQuote by Joseph Joubert about nation, people
Quotes by Joseph Joubert
44 quotes by Joseph Joubert
Joseph Joubert - french writer
Was born on 07 may 1754.
Died on 04 may 1824, at 69 years old.
Died on 04 may 1824, at 69 years old.
Origin country: France
All are born to observe order, but few are born to establish it.
JQuote by Joseph Joubert about order
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.
JQuote by Joseph Joubert about grace, beauty, feelings
He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
JQuote by Joseph Joubert about imagination
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.
JQuote by Joseph Joubert about nation, people
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
JQuote by Joseph Joubert about question
It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.
JQuote by Joseph Joubert about god, contentment
Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
JQuote by Joseph Joubert about family, fear, love
