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There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge, observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.

Denis Diderot

Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.
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Artist Essential Moral Perspective Quality
No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.
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Enjoyment Heaven Man Nature Reason Receive
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
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Burden Gratitude Hard Time Hope
Philosophy is as far separated from impiety as religion is from fanaticism.
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Philosophy Religion Separate
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.
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Ignorance Prejudice Remote Truth
Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does.
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Destroy Passion Philosophy Prejudice
The world is the house of the strong.
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Hard Time Inspirational Strong World
To prove the Gospels by a miracle is to prove an absurdity by something contrary to nature.
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Anand Thakur
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
Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.
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Genius Madness Raise Status
No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
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Command Himself Man Nature Right
Whether God exists or does not exist, He has come to rank among the most sublime and useless truths.
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Anand Thakur
Good music is very close to primitive language.
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Goodness Language Music Primitive
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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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
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

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge, observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.

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