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Know that morality is a curb, not a spur.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Spur
Curb
Spurs
Morality

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Slander is the solace of malignity.
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The art of saying well what one thinks is different from the faculty of thinking. The latter may be very deep and lofty and far- reaching, while the former is altogether wanting.
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When credulity comes from the heart it does no harm to the intellect.
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Science confounds everything it gives to the flowers an animal appetite, and takes away from even the plants their chastity.
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Let your cry be for free souls rather than for freedom. Moral liberty is the only important liberty.
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