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"What man knows only through feeling can be explained only through enthusiasm."
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Joseph JoubertWhat is clear should not be drawn out too much. These useless explanat — Joseph Joubert
"What is clear should not be drawn out too much. These useless explanations, these endless examinations are a kind of long whiteness and lead to boredom. It is the uniformity of a wall, of a long piece of laundry."
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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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