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First of all move me, surprise me, rend my heart; make me tremble, weep, shudder; outrage me; delight my eyes afterwards if you can.

Denis Diderot

There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
DENIS DIDEROT

Anand Thakur
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
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Burden Gratitude Hard Time Hope
No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
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Command Himself Man Nature Right
Philosophy is as far separated from impiety as religion is from fanaticism.
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Philosophy Religion Separate
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.
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Anand Thakur
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
All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.
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Abstract Relationship Sign Study
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
Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common.
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Creative Experiment Genius Nature Observation
Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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Admire Distance Greatness Promote
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
What a fine comedy this world would be if one did not play a part in it.
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Comedy Oneself Play World
Jacques said that his master said that everything good or evil we encounter here below was written on high.
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Evil Goodness High Master Writing
Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.
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See Theory World
There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.
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Civilization Inflict Kind Man Society Woman
My friend, you should blow out your candle in order to find your way more clearly.
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Blow Clear Finding Friendship Way

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