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Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Denis Diderot

Are we not madder than those first inhabitants of the plain of Sennar? We know that the distance separating the earth from the sky is infinite, and yet we do not stop building our tower.
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Build Distance Infinite Mad Plain Separate Tower
There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
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Anand Thakur
Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.
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Fine Himself Live Man Peace Possession Purity Religious
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.
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Ignorance Prejudice Remote Truth
I feel, I think, I judge; therefore, a part of organized matter like me is capable of feeling, thinking, and judging.
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Feeling Judgement Thinking
Wandering in a vast forest at night, I have only a faint light to guide me. A stranger appears and says to me: ‘My friend, you should blow out your candle in order to find your way more clearly.’ This stranger is a theologian.
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Finding Forest Night Order Stranger Wander Yourself
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
Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things.
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Bad Confusion Different Follow Reveal Truth
How easy it is to tell tales!
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Easy Story
The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.
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Blood God Myself Sin
If a misplaced admiration shows imbecility, an affected criticism shows vice of character. Expose thyself rather to appear a beast than false.
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Anand Thakur
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
Mankind have banned the Divinity from their presence; they have relegated him to a sanctuary; the walls of the temple restrict his view; he does not exist outside of it.
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Anand Thakur
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
All children are essentially criminal.
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Children Crime Essential

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