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If you disturb the colors of the rainbow, the rainbow is no longer beautiful.

Denis Diderot

Instinct guides the animal better than the man. In the animal it is pure, in man it is led astray by his reason and intelligence.
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Animal Guide Instinct Intelligence Reason
Which is the greater merit, to enlighten the human race, which remains forever, or to save one’s fatherland, which is perishable?
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Enlightenment Father Greatness Oneself Perish Save
One may demand of me that I should seek truth, but not that I should find it.
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Demand Finding Oneself Seek Truth
Time, matter, space – all, it may be, are no more than a point.
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Anand Thakur
You can be sure that a painter reveals himself in his work as much as and more than a writer does in his.
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Himself Paint Reveal Writing
You risk just as much in being credulous as in being suspicious.
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Anand Thakur
What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.
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Existence Monster Survive
First of all move me, surprise me, rend my heart; make me tremble, weep, shudder; outrage me; delight my eyes afterwards if you can.
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Delight Move Surprise Yourself
There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.
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Happiness Oneself Passion
Isn’t it better to have men being ungrateful than to miss a chance to do good?
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Better Chance Goodness Man
I am wholly yours – you are everything to me; we will sustain each other in all the ills of life it may please fate to inflict upon us; you will soothe my troubles; I will comfort you in yours.
DENIS DIDEROT

Each Other Life Trouble Yourself
The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population.
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Divorce Improvement Marriage Partner Population Possible
There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
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Anand Thakur
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.
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Design Disturb Trouble True
There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father.
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Anand Thakur
Does anyone really know where they’re going to?
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Direction Journey Path

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