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

Denis Diderot

Philosophy is as far separated from impiety as religion is from fanaticism.
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Philosophy Religion Separate
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
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.
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Ignorance Prejudice Remote Truth
In any country where talent and virtue produce no advancement, money will be the national god. Its inhabitants will either have to possess money or make others believe that they do. Wealth will be the highest virtue, poverty the greatest vice.
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Anand Thakur
At an early age I sucked up the milk of Homer, Virgil, Horace, Terence, Anacreon, Plato and Euripides, diluted with that of Moses and the prophets.
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Age Early Milk Myself
All children are essentially criminal.
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Children Crime Essential
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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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
It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.
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Desire Fact Production True Willing
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
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, and great passions, can raise the soul to great things. Without them there is no sublimity, either in morals or in creativity. Art returns to infancy, and virtue becomes small-minded.
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Greatness Mindset Moral Passion Raise Small Soul
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
Good music is very close to primitive language.
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Goodness Language Music Primitive
We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.
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Association Catch Ourselves Vice
In order to get as much fame as one’s father one has to much more able than he.
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Fame Father Himself Order

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