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Style is the thought itself.

— Joseph Joubert

More from Joseph Joubert

  1. Space is to place as eternity is to time.
  2. Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable.
  3. Space is the stature of God.
  4. Taste has never been corrupted by simplicity.
  5. Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
  6. Taste is the literary conscience of the soul.
  7. Questions show the mind's range, and answers, its subtlety
  8. Tenderness is the repose of Passion

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  • thinking
  • expression
  • style

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