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It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none.

Denis Diderot

All children are essentially criminal.
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Children Crime Essential
In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go.
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Necessary Order Shake Willing
Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine.
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Machine Order Ordinary Quality
Whatever dressing one gives to mushrooms, to whatever sauces our Apiciuses put them, they are not really good but to be sent back to the dungheap where they are born.
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Anand Thakur
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.
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Design Disturb Trouble True
How easy it is to tell tales!
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Easy Story
Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Path Step Truth
In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.
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Children Education Entertainment Man Preference
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can’t deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.
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Essential Kind Respect Wicked Yourself
If you disturb the colors of the rainbow, the rainbow is no longer beautiful.
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Beautiful Color Disturb Rainbow
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
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
I feel, I think, I judge; therefore, a part of organized matter like me is capable of feeling, thinking, and judging.
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Feeling Judgement Thinking
First of all move me, surprise me, rend my heart; make me tremble, weep, shudder; outrage me; delight my eyes afterwards if you can.
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Delight Move Surprise Yourself
I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it.
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Expectation Finding Myself Truth
When we know to read our own hearts, we acquire wisdom of the heartsof others.
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Heart Known Wisdom

It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none.

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It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none.

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