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All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.

Denis Diderot

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
Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.
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Atheist God Injurious
The man who first pronounced the barbarous word God ought to have been immediately destroyed.
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Destroy Man Pronounce
There is only one virtue, justice; only one duty, to be happy; only one corollary, not to overvalue life and not to fear death.
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Death Fear Happiness Justice Virtue
There is only one duty; that is to be happy.
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Happiness Oneself Responsibility
Instinct guides the animal better than the man. In the animal it is pure, in man it is led astray by his reason and intelligence.
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Animal Guide Instinct Intelligence Reason
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
All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.
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Abstract Relationship Sign Study
To say that man is a compound of strength and weakness, light and darkness, smallness and greatness, is not to indict him, it is to define him.
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Definition Himself Man Strength Weakness
How easy it is to tell tales!
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Easy Story
Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other.
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Evil Genius World
Scepticism is the first step towards truth.
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Step Truth
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
Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Path Step Truth
Posterity for the philosopher is what the other world is for the religious man.
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Man Philosophy Poster Religious
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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All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.

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