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Strength is natural, but grace is the growth of habit. This charming quality requires practice if it is to become lasting.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
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Habit
Strength
Growth
Grace
Quality
Practice
Charming
Natural
Lasting

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Slander is the solace of malignity.
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Of what delights are we deprived by our excesses!
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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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