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Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.

Denis Diderot

What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.
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Impartial Path Step Truth
It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all.
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Believe God Important
Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.
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Philosophy Road
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
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Burden Gratitude Hard Time Hope
Every man has his dignity. I’m willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.
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Dignity Man Myself Willing
If you disturb the colors of the rainbow, the rainbow is no longer beautiful.
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Beautiful Color Disturb Rainbow
I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it.
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Expectation Finding Myself Truth
People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you’ve got to keep your feet warm.
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Anand Thakur
Good music is very close to primitive language.
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Goodness Language Music Primitive
My ideas are my whores.
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Ideas One Liner Whore
We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.
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Association Catch Ourselves Vice
When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music.
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Allow Music Painting Performance Poetry Superstitious
Doctors are always working to preserve our health and cooks to destroy it, but the latter are the more often successful.
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Destroy Doctor Preserve Success Work
The enjoyment of freedom which could be exercised without any motivation would be the real hallmark of a maniac.
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Anand Thakur
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
In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.
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Children Education Entertainment Man Preference

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