Joseph Joubert

Monuments are the grappling-irons that bind one generation to another.

Monuments are the grappling-irons that bind one generation to another.

A maxim is the exact and noble expression of an important and indisputable truth. Good maxims are the germs of read more

A maxim is the exact and noble expression of an important and indisputable truth. Good maxims are the germs of all excellence; when firmly fixed on the memory, they nourish the will.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.

Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.