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Liquid, flowing words are the choicest and the best, if language is regarded as music. But when it is considered as a picture, then there are rough words which are very telling, they make their mark.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Telling
Mark
Choicest
Words
Liquid
Language
Flowing
Best
Regarded
Music
Rough
Make
Considered
Picture

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