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There is in the soul a taste for the good, just as there is in the body an appetite for enjoyment.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Good
Appetite
Enjoyment
Goodness
Taste
Body
Soul

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