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“There are some men who are witty when they are in a bad humor, and others only when they are sad.”

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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. more

“We have allowed brain thinking to develop and dominate our lives. As a consequence, we are at war within ourselves. The brain desiring things which the body does not want, and the body desiring things which the brain does not allow; the brain giving directions which the body will not follow, and the body giving impulses which the brain cannot”

Thinking Want Giving Doe War Body Brain Our Lives Consequence Impulse Giving Directions

Book:The Wisdom of Insecurity

Source: The Wisdom of Insecurity

“Your soul isn't in your body; your body is in your soul!”

Soul Body Your Body Your Soul

Book:What is Zen?

Source: What is Zen?

“Breathing is important in the practice of meditation because it is the faculty in us that is simultaneously voluntary and involuntary. You can feel that you are breathing, and equally you can feel that it is breathing you. So it is a sort of bridge between the voluntary world and the involuntary world — a place where they are one.”

World Feels Important Practice Meditation Breathing Bridges Faculty Involuntary

Book:What is Zen?

Source: What is Zen?

“To perceive that form reveals the void, and to see that the void reveals form, is the secret for the overcoming of death. To the extent that one is unaware of space, one is unaware of one's own eternity — it's the same thing!”

Form Death Space Secret Overcoming Eternity Perceive Void

Book:What is Zen?

Source: What is Zen?

“The destination of life is this eternal moment.”

Life Moments Life Is Eternal Destination

Book:In My Own Way: An Autobiography

Source: In My Own Way: An Autobiography

“More and more we try to effect an adaptation to life by means of external gadgets, and attempt to solve our problems by conscious thinking rather than unconscious 'know-how'. This is much less to our advantage than we like to suppose.”

Thinking Knows Life Trying Mean Problem Know How Effects Conscious Advantage Solve Unconscious Adaptation Gadgets

Book:The Wisdom of Insecurity

Source: The Wisdom of Insecurity

Quote by Joseph Joubert

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