401 Quotes by Joseph Joubert

There are some minds like either convex or concave mirrors, which represent objects such as they receive them, but never receive them as they are

It may be said that it is with our thoughts as with our flowers. Those whose expression is simple carry their seed with them; those that are double by their richness and pomp charm the mind, but produce nothing.

Fate and necessity are unconquerable.

I want her back" I said "I want HIM back"~Charlie

Thoughts there are, that need no embodying, no form, no expression. It is enough to hint at them vaguely; a word, and they are heard and seen.

God has commanded Time to console the unhappy

You got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and latch on to the affirmative. Don't mess with Mr. In Between.

Fully to understand a grand and beautiful thought requires, perhaps, as much time as to conceive it.

Cats definitely have their own opinions.