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The bad gives rise to the good, the good inspires the better, the better produces the excellent, the excellent is followed by the bizarre

Denis Diderot

The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.
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Anand Thakur
Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Path Step Truth
Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does.
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Destroy Passion Philosophy Prejudice
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
Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other.
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Evil Genius World
I have only a small flickering light to guide me in the darkness of a thick forest. Up comes a theologian and blows it out.
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Anand Thakur
There is only one duty; that is to be happy.
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Happiness Oneself Responsibility
From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
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Oneself Path Step
You have to make it happen.
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One Liner Yourself
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
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Greatness Passion Soul
There are cats and cats.
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Cat One Liner
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
No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
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Command Himself Man Nature Right
To describe women, the pen should be dipped in the humid colors of the rainbow, and the paper dried with the dust gathered from the wings of a butterfly.
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Butterfly Color Pen Wings Woman
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
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

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