A maxim is the exact and noble expression of an important and indisputable truth. Sound maxims are the germs of good; strongly imprinted in the memory, they nourish the will.
Joseph Joubert quote The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress
Joseph Joubert quote That which astonishes, astonishes once; but whatever is admirable becomes more and more admired
Joseph Joubert quote Living requires but little life; doing requires much
Joseph Joubert quote Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy
Joseph Joubert quote Old age deprives the intelligent man only of qualities useless to wisdom
Joseph Joubert quote In bringing up a child, think of its old age
Joseph Joubert quote Misery is almost always the result of thinking
Joseph Joubert quote Biography
French moralist, 1754 - 1824