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Drawing is speaking to the eye talking is painting to the ear.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Pain
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Drawing
Ears
Painting
Talking
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I quit Paris unwillingly, because I must part from my friends and I quit the country unwillingly, because I must part from myself.
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Truth consists of having the same idea about something that God has.
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