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Joseph Joubert was a French writer born on May 7, 1754, and died on May 4, 1824. Known for his profound philosophy and concise writing style, Joubert's works covered a wide range of topics including ethics, morality, and philosophy of life.

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Famous Joseph Joubert Quotes

“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.”

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“Let us be men with men, and always children before God; for in His eyes we are but children. Old age itself, in presence of eternity, is but the first moment of a morning.”

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“Children must be rendered reasonable, but not reasoners. The first thing to teach them is that it is reasonable for them to obey, and unreasonable for them to dispute.”

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Book:Pensées of Joubert

Source: Pensées of Joubert

“In bringing up a child, think of its old age.”

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“Fancy, an animal faculty, is very different from imagination, which is intellectual. The former is passive; but the latter is active and creative. Children, the weak minded, and the timid are full of fancy. Men and women of intellect, of great intellect, are alone possessed of great imagination.”

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Book:Pensées of Joubert

Source: Pensées of Joubert

“Haughty people seem to me to have, like the dwarfs, the stature of a child and the face of a man.”

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“Children need models rather than critics.”

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“Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.”

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“Ask the young. They know everything.”

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“I think reading is a gift. It was a gift that was given to me as a child by many people, and now as an adult and a writer, I'm trying to give a little of it back to others. It's one of the greatest pleasures I know." Ann M. Martin "Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader.”

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Author:Joseph Joubert

About the Author

Born: May 7, 1754
Died: May 4, 1824
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 297

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Pensées of JoubertRelated source material

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Pensées and letters of Joseph JoubertRelated source material

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