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For me, my thoughts are my prostitutes.

Denis Diderot

I discuss with myself questions of politics, love, taste, or philosophy. I let my mind rove wantonly, give it free rein to followany idea, wise or mad that may present itself. My ideas are my harlots.
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Discussion Love Mad Mindset Myself Politics Present Taste
Does not vanity itself cease to be blamable, is it not even ennobled, when it is directed to laudable objects, when it confines itself to prompting us to great and generous actions?
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Action Direction Generous Object
Good music is very close to primitive language.
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Goodness Language Music Primitive
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
There is less harm to be suffered in being mad among madmen than in being sane all by oneself.
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Hard Mad Oneself Suffering
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 only one duty; that is to be happy.
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Happiness Oneself Responsibility
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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Anand Thakur
Posterity for the philosopher is what the other world is for the religious man.
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Man Philosophy Poster Religious
The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.
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Creation Dangerous Mad Man Occasion Religion
If you disturb the colors of the rainbow, the rainbow is no longer beautiful.
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Beautiful Color Disturb Rainbow
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
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
The wisest among us is very lucky never to have met the woman, be she beautiful or ugly, intelligent or stupid, who could drive him crazy enough to be fit to be put into an asylum.
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Beautiful Crazy Drive Enough Wisdom Woman
The best doctor is the one you run to and can’t find.
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Best Doctor Finding Oneself Run
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
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Force Memories Ourselves Sentence Truth

For me, my thoughts are my prostitutes.

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