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Denis Diderot

All children are essentially criminal.
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Children Crime Essential
Shakespeare’s fault is not the greatest into which a poet may fall. It merely indicates a deficiency of taste.
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Book Greatness Literature Poet Taste
What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.
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Impartial Path Step Truth
Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.
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Philosophy Road
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
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
Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.
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Artist Essential Moral Perspective Quality
Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
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Beg Compassionate Man Poor Possible Shame
Only God and some few rare geniuses can keep forging ahead into novelty.
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God Novel Rare
Instinct guides the animal better than the man. In the animal it is pure, in man it is led astray by his reason and intelligence.
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Animal Guide Instinct Intelligence Reason
Good music is very close to primitive language.
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Goodness Language Music Primitive
To prove the Gospels by a miracle is to prove an absurdity by something contrary to nature.
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Anand Thakur
There is only one virtue, justice; only one duty, to be happy; only one corollary, not to overvalue life and not to fear death.
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Death Fear Happiness Justice Virtue
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
The world is the house of the strong.
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Hard Time Inspirational Strong World
A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it. Skepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Evidence Question Truth

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