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"What man knows only through feeling can be explained only through enthusiasm."
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Joseph JoubertTo think what we do not feel is to lie to ourselves, in the same way t — Joseph Joubert
"To think what we do not feel is to lie to ourselves, in the same way that we lie to others when we say to others what we do not think. Everything we think must be thought with our entire being, body, and soul."
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Joseph Joubert
Joseph Joubert
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Joseph Joubert was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées (Thoughts), which were published posthumously.
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