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

Denis Diderot

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.
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Philosophy Road
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
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
Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common.
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Creative Experiment Genius Nature Observation
The man who first pronounced the barbarous word God ought to have been immediately destroyed.
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Destroy Man Pronounce
Does anyone really know where they’re going to?
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Direction Journey Path
Good music is very close to primitive language.
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Goodness Language Music Primitive
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
It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none.
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Love Rob
A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it. Skepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Evidence Question Truth
Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.
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See Theory World
When we know to read our own hearts, we acquire wisdom of the heartsof others.
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Heart Known Wisdom
What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.
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Existence Monster Survive
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 wisest among us is very lucky never to have met the woman, be she beautiful or ugly, intelligent or stupid, who could drive him crazy enough to be fit to be put into an asylum.
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Beautiful Crazy Drive Enough Wisdom Woman
Anyone who takes it upon himself, on his private authority, to break a bad law, thereby authorizes everyone else to break the good ones.
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Authority Break Goodness Oneself Privacy

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