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In these times gain is not only a matter of greed, but of ambition.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Greed
Gain
Gains
Ambition
Times
Matter
Riches

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