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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Iliad
Bible
Poetry
Religion

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The soul that is the abode of chastity acquires an energy which enables her to surmount with ease the obstacles that lie along the path of duty.
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In the commerce of language use only coin of gold and silver.
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When credulity comes from the heart it does no harm to the intellect.
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The essence of life consists in thinking, and being conscious of one's soul.
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Remorse is the punishment of crime repentance, its expiation. The former appertains to a tormented conscience the latter to a soul changed for the better.
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Think of the ills from which you are exempt.
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Minds which never rest are subject to many digressions.
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Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation.
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We should make ourselves loved, for men are only just towards those whom they love.
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What can you possibly add to a mind that's full, especially one that's full of itself.
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Let your cry be for free souls rather than for freedom. Moral liberty is the only important liberty.
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Professional critics are incapable of distinguishing and appreciating either diamonds in the rough or gold in bars. They are traders, and in literature know only the coins that are current. Their critical lab has scales and weights, but neither crucible or touchstone.
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Proverbs may be said to be the abridgment of wisdom.
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The last word should be the last word. It is like a finishing touch given to color there is nothing more to add. But what precaution is needed in order not to put the last word first.
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Without duty, life is soft and boneless.
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Fancy, an animal faculty, is very different from imagination, which is intellectual. The former is passive but the latter is active and creative. Children, the weak minded, and the timid are full of fancy. Men and women of intellect, of great intellect, are alone possessed of great imagination.
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Sexes. One has the look of a wound, the other of something skinned.
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I resemble the poplar,--that tree which, even when old, still looks young.
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Thus, if the clarity of our thoughts comes through better in a play of words, then the wordplay is good. One must know how to enter the ideas of others and how to leave them.
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Work like you don't need the money.
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