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There are single thoughts that contain the essence of a whole volume, single sentences that have the beauties of a large work.
Joseph Joubert
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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
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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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I resemble the poplar,--that tree which, even when old, still looks young.
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One man finds in religion his literature and his science, another finds in it his joy and his duty.
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Young authors give their brains much exercise and little food.
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