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The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.

Denis Diderot

Good music is very close to primitive language.
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Goodness Language Music Primitive
Anyone who takes it upon himself, on his private authority, to break a bad law, thereby authorizes everyone else to break the good ones.
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Authority Break Goodness Oneself Privacy
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
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
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Greatness Passion Soul
The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers.
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Absurd Best Lover People
Integrity is the evidence of all civil virtues.
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Evidence Integrity Virtue
Scepticism is the first step towards truth.
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Step Truth
If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him.
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Believe God Himself Touch
When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music.
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Allow Music Painting Performance Poetry Superstitious
Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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Admire Distance Greatness Promote
Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.
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Atheist God Injurious
Are we not madder than those first inhabitants of the plain of Sennar? We know that the distance separating the earth from the sky is infinite, and yet we do not stop building our tower.
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Build Distance Infinite Mad Plain Separate Tower
Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does.
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Destroy Passion Philosophy Prejudice
There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father.
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Anand Thakur
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
Every man has his dignity. I’m willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.
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Dignity Man Myself Willing

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