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Distance is a great promoter of admiration.

Denis Diderot

He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.
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Gentle Himself Man Nature
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.
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Ignorance Prejudice Remote Truth
People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you’ve got to keep your feet warm.
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Anand Thakur
The enjoyment of freedom which could be exercised without any motivation would be the real hallmark of a maniac.
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Anand Thakur
First move me, astonish me, break my heart, let me tremble, weep, stare, be enraged-only then regale my eyes.
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Astonishment Eyes Move Myself
There are things I can’t force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.
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Adjust Change Force Need Point View
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
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
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
The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers.
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Absurd Best Lover People
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 God and some few rare geniuses can keep forging ahead into novelty.
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God Novel Rare
What a fine comedy this world would be if one did not play a part in it.
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Comedy Oneself Play World
Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
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Beg Compassionate Man Poor Possible Shame
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
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Poetry Vast Wild
There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father.
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Anand Thakur

Distance is a great promoter of admiration.

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