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About Joseph Joubert

Joseph Joubert was French essayist. Joseph Joubert was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées (Thoughts), which were published posthumously. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Philosophy — Deep thoughts on existence, knowledge, and the nature of reality

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“Everything has its poetry. 94”
— Joseph Joubert
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“You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.”
— Joseph Joubert
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“The paper is patient, but the reader is not.”
— Joseph Joubert
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“It is not my words that I polish, but my ideas. 102”
— Joseph Joubert
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“Tenderness is the repose of passion.”
— Joseph Joubert
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“When you go in search of honey, you must expect to be stung by bees.”
— Joseph Joubert
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