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I quit Paris unwillingly, because I must part from my friends and I quit the country unwillingly, because I must part from myself.

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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Quitting
Separation
Paris
Friends
Part
Country
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