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It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all.

Denis Diderot

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
Philosophy is as far separated from impiety as religion is from fanaticism.
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Philosophy Religion Separate
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
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Greatness Passion Soul
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
If there are one hundred thousand damned souls for one saved soul, the devil has always the advantage without having given up his son to death.
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Anand Thakur
There is only one duty; that is to be happy.
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Happiness Oneself Responsibility
Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other.
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Evil Genius World
We are constantly railing against the passions; we ascribe to them all of man’s afflictions, and we forget that they are also the source of all his pleasures.
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Himself Passion Pleasure Source
Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.
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Artist Essential Moral Perspective Quality
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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Anand Thakur
I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it.
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Expectation Finding Myself Truth
Scepticism is the first step towards truth.
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Step Truth
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
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Force Memories Ourselves Sentence Truth
The Christian religion teaches us to imitate a God that is cruel, insidious, jealous, and implacable in his wrath.
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Anand Thakur
Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.
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Atheist God Injurious
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

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