Quote #77
They are like the clue in the labyrinth, or the compass in the night.
More from Joseph Joubert
- There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.
- Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.
- There is an admiration which is the daughter of knowledge.
- Through memory we travel against time, through forgetfulness we follow its course.
- There is always some frivolity in excellent minds; they have wings to rise, but also stray.
- Time and truth are friends, though there are many moments hostile to truth.
- There is a physical weakness which stems from mental ability, and a mental weakness which comes from physical ability.
- To be an agreeable guest one need only enjoy oneself.