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I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it.

Denis Diderot

We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.
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Feeling Instrument Memories Object Surround
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
Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.
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Fine Himself Live Man Peace Possession Purity Religious
Does not vanity itself cease to be blamable, is it not even ennobled, when it is directed to laudable objects, when it confines itself to prompting us to great and generous actions?
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Action Direction Generous Object
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
In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.
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Children Education Entertainment Man Preference
Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.
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Control Order People Yourself
What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.
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Existence Monster Survive
Good music is very close to primitive language.
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Goodness Language Music Primitive
Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.
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Command Justice Obedience Virtue
All children are essentially criminal.
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Children Crime Essential
The wisest among us is very lucky never to have met the woman, be she beautiful or ugly, intelligent or stupid, who could drive him crazy enough to be fit to be put into an asylum.
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Beautiful Crazy Drive Enough Wisdom Woman
My ideas are my whores.
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Ideas One Liner Whore
No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
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Command Himself Man Nature Right
The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.
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Creation Dangerous Mad Man Occasion Religion
There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.
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Happiness Oneself Passion

I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it.

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