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Posterity for the philosopher is what the other world is for the religious man.

Denis Diderot

Only God and some few rare geniuses can keep forging ahead into novelty.
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God Novel Rare
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
Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.
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Atheist God Injurious
I like better for one to say some foolish thing upon important matters than to be silent. That becomes the subject of discussion and dispute, and the truth is discovered.
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Anand Thakur
In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.
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Children Education Entertainment Man Preference
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.
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Ignorance Prejudice Remote Truth
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
There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
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Anand Thakur
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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Anand Thakur
Wandering in a vast forest at night, I have only a faint light to guide me. A stranger appears and says to me: ‘My friend, you should blow out your candle in order to find your way more clearly.’ This stranger is a theologian.
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Finding Forest Night Order Stranger Wander Yourself
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
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
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
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Greatness Passion Soul
In any country where talent and virtue produce no advancement, money will be the national god. Its inhabitants will either have to possess money or make others believe that they do. Wealth will be the highest virtue, poverty the greatest vice.
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Anand Thakur
Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.
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Philosophy Road
My ideas are my whores.
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Ideas One Liner Whore

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