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Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Words
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Obscure
Glass
Aids
Glasses
Vision

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Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.
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The breath of the mind is attention.
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God is the place where I do not remember the rest.
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