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Education should be gentle and stern, not cold and lax.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Stern
Gentle
Cold
Education
Lax

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