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Science confounds everything it gives to the flowers an animal appetite, and takes away from even the plants their chastity.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
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Flowers
Everything
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Giving
Plant
Even
Flower
Gives
Confounds
Takes
Chastity
Animal
Plants
Science
Appetite

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