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A quotation from Joseph Joubert

Nothing is better than a justified enthusiasm.

Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French moralist, philosopher, essayist, poet
Pensées [Thoughts], 1814 entry [tr. Auster (1983)]

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Pensées [Thoughts], 1814 entry [tr. Auster (1983)] - Joubert, Joseph | WIST Quotations

Nothing is better than a justified enthusiasm. I could not find an analog in other translations of the Pensées.

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