A few words worthy to be remembered suffice to give an idea of a great mind. There are single thoughts that contain the essence of a whole volume, single sentences that have the beauties of a large work, a simplicity so finished and so perfect that it equals in merit and in excellence a large and glorious composition.
Joseph JoubertWe must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
Joseph JoubertWords become luminous when the poet's finger has passed over them its phosphorescence.
Joseph Joubert