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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.

Denis Diderot

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
There’s a bit of testicle at the bottom of our most sublime feelings and our purest tenderness.
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Anand Thakur
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
Only the bad man is alone.
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Alone Bad Man
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
If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him.
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Believe God Himself Touch
And his hands would plait the priest’s entrails, For want of a rope, to strangle kings.
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Hands King Priest
Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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Admire Distance Greatness Promote
From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
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Oneself Path Step
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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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
For me, my thoughts are my prostitutes.
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Myself Prostitute Thinking
I am wholly yours – you are everything to me; we will sustain each other in all the ills of life it may please fate to inflict upon us; you will soothe my troubles; I will comfort you in yours.
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Each Other Life Trouble Yourself
My friend, you should blow out your candle in order to find your way more clearly.
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Blow Clear Finding Friendship Way
To say that man is a compound of strength and weakness, light and darkness, smallness and greatness, is not to indict him, it is to define him.
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Definition Himself Man Strength Weakness
Which is the greater merit, to enlighten the human race, which remains forever, or to save one’s fatherland, which is perishable?
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Enlightenment Father Greatness Oneself Perish Save

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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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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