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In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go.

Denis Diderot

The God of the Christians is a father who makes much of his apples, and very little of his children.
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Children Father God Himself
All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.
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Abstract Relationship Sign Study
The best doctor is the one you run to and can’t find.
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Best Doctor Finding Oneself Run
Mankind have banned the Divinity from their presence; they have relegated him to a sanctuary; the walls of the temple restrict his view; he does not exist outside of it.
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Anand Thakur
Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine.
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Machine Order Ordinary Quality
A nation which thinks that it is belief in God and not good law which makes people honest does not seem to me very advanced.
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Belief Law Myself Nation People Thinking
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.
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Command Force Obedience Power Violence
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
One may demand of me that I should seek truth, but not that I should find it.
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Demand Finding Oneself Seek Truth
Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.
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Philosophy Road
Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
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Beg Compassionate Man Poor Possible Shame
We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.
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Association Catch Ourselves Vice
The bad gives rise to the good, the good inspires the better, the better produces the excellent, the excellent is followed by the bizarre
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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
Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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Admire Distance Greatness Promote
Does anyone really know where they’re going to?
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Direction Journey Path

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