Who is Joseph Joubert
Joseph Joubert (French: [ʒɔzɛf ʒubɛʁ]; 6 May 1754 in Montignac, Périgord – 4 May 1824 in Paris) was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées (Thoughts), which were published posthumously.BiographyFrom the age of fourteen 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 a friend of a 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 appointed inspector-general of universities under Napoleon.Joubert published nothing during his lifetime, but he wrote a copious number of letters and filled sheets of paper...Read Full Biography of Joseph Joubert
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- Genius begins great works labor alone finishes them.
- Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation.
- The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
- Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
- Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
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