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In this painting of our life given to us by our memories, everything is moving and depends on our point of view.

— Joseph Joubert The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert (1883)

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Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.

Pearls of Thought (1881)

Children have more need of models than of critics.

Pearls of Thought (1881)

Certain critics resemble closely those people who when they would laugh show ugly teeth.

Pearls of Thought (1881)

Of the two, I prefer those who render vice lovable to those who degrade virtue.

Pearls of Thought (1881)

When credulity comes from the heart it does no harm to the intellect.

Pearls of Thought (1881)

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