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Letter "J" » Joseph Joubert Quotes
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«There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.»
«We always believe God is like ourselves, the indulgent think him indulgent and the stern, terrible.»
«Professional critics are incapable of distinguishing and appreciating either diamonds in the rough or gold in bars. They are traders, and in literature know only the coins that are current. Their critical lab has scales and weights, but neither crucible or touchstone.»
Author: Joseph Joubert
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appreciating, crucible, crucibles, diamonds, gold coin, lab, scales, The Crucible, The Lab, touchstone, touchstones, trader, weights
«We do not do well except when we know where the best is and when we are assured that we have touched it and hold its power within us.»
«He who has not the weakness of friendship has not the strength.»
Author: Joseph Joubert
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«The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight»
«There is a physical weakness which stems from mental ability, and a mental weakness which comes from physical ability»
«In bringing up a child, think of its old age»
«Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable»
«Genuine bon mots surprise those from whose lips they fall, no less than they do those who listen to them»
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