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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

One composition is meagre, though it has many figures; another is rich, though it has few.
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Composition Rich
Only the bad man is alone.
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Alone Bad Man
Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does.
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Destroy Passion Philosophy Prejudice
And his hands would plait the priest’s entrails, For want of a rope, to strangle kings.
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Hands King Priest
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.
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Anand Thakur
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
He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.
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Gentle Himself Man Nature
Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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Admire Distance Greatness Promote
Integrity is the evidence of all civil virtues.
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Evidence Integrity Virtue
When we know to read our own hearts, we acquire wisdom of the heartsof others.
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Heart Known Wisdom
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
If a misplaced admiration shows imbecility, an affected criticism shows vice of character. Expose thyself rather to appear a beast than false.
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Anand Thakur
How easy it is to tell tales!
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Easy Story
The best doctor is the one you run to and can’t find.
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Best Doctor Finding Oneself Run
There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.
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Civilization Inflict Kind Man Society Woman
Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
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Beg Compassionate Man Poor Possible Shame

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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