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Scepticism is the first step toward truth.

Denis Diderot

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
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
All children are essentially criminal.
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Children Crime Essential
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
From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
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Oneself Path Step
There’s a bit of testicle at the bottom of our most sublime feelings and our purest tenderness.
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Anand Thakur
What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.
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Existence Monster Survive
Every man has his dignity. I’m willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.
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Dignity Man Myself Willing
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
There are cats and cats.
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Cat One Liner
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
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
Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.
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Bad Country Goodness Government Moral
The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.
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Action Allow Freedom Genius Interest Place
For me, my thoughts are my prostitutes.
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Myself Prostitute Thinking
Whatever dressing one gives to mushrooms, to whatever sauces our Apiciuses put them, they are not really good but to be sent back to the dungheap where they are born.
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Anand Thakur

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