I have not the hope of being immortal, because the desire of it has not given me that vanity.
DENIS DIDEROTAnyone 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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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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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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The best doctor is the one you run to and can’t find.
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Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine.
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There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
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A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it. Skepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Philosophy is as far separated from impiety as religion is from fanaticism.
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Only God and some few rare geniuses can keep forging ahead into novelty.
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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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It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.
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Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.
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Scepticism is the first step towards truth.
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Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.
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Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth.
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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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