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One man finds in religion his literature and his science, another finds in it his joy and his duty.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
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Men
Finds
Duty
Joy
Literature
Religion
Science

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