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Happy is the man who can do only one thing in doing it, he fulfills his destiny.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Men
Fulfills
Destiny
Happy
Inspirational
Thing

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