Joseph Joubert on Philosophy
Browse 11 quotations attributed to Joseph Joubert, catalogued under Philosophy, with dates where available.
This page displays 11 quotations attributed to Joseph Joubert and filed under "Philosophy" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Joseph Joubert, entry #123171: "It is better to be concerned with being than with nothingness. Dream therefore of what you still have rather than what you have lost."
Attributed to Joseph Joubert, entry #69525: "Undoubtedly, philosophy caused the Revolution. But what caused philosophy? Theological arrogance."
11 Quotes by Joseph Joubert on Philosophy
"It is better to be concerned with being than with nothingness. Dream therefore of what you still have rather than what you have lost."
"Undoubtedly, philosophy caused the Revolution. But what caused philosophy? Theological arrogance."
"Someone said of an asthmatic who was being very sweet and patient in his suffering: "One would like to breathe for him."
"In such times, if you want neither to lie nor to wound, you are reduced to being silent."
"It is impossible for me to say something foolish without being aware of it."
"Reason does not reason. It goes straight to the fact or the consequence."
"Politeness is the art of bearing boredom without being bored."
"To speak with his imagination, but to think with his reason."
"Fortunately, when he lacks reason he also lacks words."
"Reason leads man back to his instincts."
"Logic works, metaphysics contemplates."