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I resemble the poplar,--that tree which, even when old, still looks young.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Tree
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Young
Still
Looks
Even
Poplar
Resemble
Youth

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