A work is perfectly finished only when nothing can be added to it and nothing taken away.
Joseph JoubertIt may be said that it is with our thoughts as with our flowers. Those whose expression is simple carry their seed with them; those that are double by their richness and pomp charm the mind, but produce nothing.
Joseph JoubertThose who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.
Joseph JoubertThe Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously.
Joseph Joubert