Joseph Joubert Quotes

I believe there's no proverb but what is true; they are all so many sentences and maxims drawn from experience, the universal mother of sciences.

Proverbs may not improperly be called the philosophy of the common people.

Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions. That which the droning world, chained to appearances, will not allow the realist to say in his own words, it will suffer him to say in proverbs without contradiction.

We frequently fall into error and folly, not because the true principles of action are not known, but because for a time they are not remembered; he may, therefore, justly be numbered among the benefactors of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences that may early be impressed on the memory, and taught by frequent recollection to occur habitually to the mind.

In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations.

Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.

The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them.

I'd lived by quotations, practically all my life.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are preserved by quotations.

There are plenty of maxims in the world; all that remains is to apply them.

The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them; they are notable measures of directions for human life; you have much in little; they save time in speaking; and upon occasion may be the fullest and safest answer.

Proverbs are potted wisdom.

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

Witty inspirations are the proverbs of the educated.

A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse.

I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.

Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind.

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes?

I collect axioms, paradoxes, maxims, teaching stories, proverbs, and aphorisms of all sorts, because I love to see complex ideas distilled into a few words.

I prefer sayings over jokes.

If you want to follow some good steps, it would Proverbs, all over.

The nice thing about quotes is that they give us a nodding acquaintance with the originator which is often socially impressive.

I love great quotes.