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Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does.

Denis Diderot

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
What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.
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Existence Monster Survive
The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.
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Blood God Myself Sin
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can’t deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.
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Essential Kind Respect Wicked Yourself
My ideas are my whores.
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Ideas One Liner Whore
First move me, astonish me, break my heart, let me tremble, weep, stare, be enraged-only then regale my eyes.
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Astonishment Eyes Move Myself
I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it.
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Expectation Finding Myself Truth
I like better for one to say some foolish thing upon important matters than to be silent. That becomes the subject of discussion and dispute, and the truth is discovered.
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Anand Thakur
There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.
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Happiness Oneself Passion
It is raining bombs on the house of the Lord. I go in fear and trembling lest one of these terrible bombers gets into difficulties.
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Difficult God Home Raining
Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
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Beg Compassionate Man Poor Possible Shame
Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one’s innocence with the loss of one’s prejudices.
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Bad Company Innocent Instruction Loss One Prejudice
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
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Burden Gratitude Hard Time Hope
The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.
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Action Allow Freedom Genius Interest Place
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
Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.
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Philosophy Road

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