Joseph Joubert

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.

Without duty, life is soft and boneless; it cannot hold itself together.

Without duty, life is soft and boneless; it cannot hold itself together.

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

Children have more need of models than critics.

Children have more need of models than critics.

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.