Maxioms by Joseph Joubert
Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
To teach is to learn twice. About all some parents accomplish in life is to send a child to Harvard. read more
To teach is to learn twice. About all some parents accomplish in life is to send a child to Harvard. The purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place to spend one's leisure. -Joseph Joubert.
When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who read more
When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it
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.