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Joseph Joubert


Born
in Montignac, Périgord, France
May 07, 1754

Died
May 04, 1824

Genre
Nonfiction


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Joseph Joubert, prêtre catholique et un organiste

Joseph Joubert was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées published posthumously.

From the age of 14 Joubert attended a religious college in Toulouse, where he later taught until 1776. In 1778 he went to Paris where he met D'Alembert and Diderot, amongst others, and later became friends with young writer and diplomat Chateaubriand.

He alternated between living in Paris with his friends and life in the privacy of the countryside in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne. He was appoi ...more

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The Notebooks of Joseph Jou...
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Pensamientos
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Pensees and Letters of Jose...
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Sobre arte y literatura
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Pensées, jugements et notat...
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le repos dans la lumière
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Consentir à être vous
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Pensieri per vivere
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Gondolatok
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“The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.”
― Joseph Joubert
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“Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.”
― 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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