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Genius begins beautiful works, but only labor finishes them.
Joseph Joubert
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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
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God is the place where I do not remember the rest.
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Slander is the solace of malignity.
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Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people.
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Common sense suits itself to the ways of the world. Wisdom tries to confirm to the ways of heaven.
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We should always keep a corner of our heads open and free, that we may make room for the opinions of our friends. Let us have heart and head hospitality.
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Old age deprives the intelligent man only of qualities useless to wisdom.
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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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