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Good music is very close to primitive language.

Denis Diderot

No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.
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Enjoyment Heaven Man Nature Reason Receive
I feel, I think, I judge; therefore, a part of organized matter like me is capable of feeling, thinking, and judging.
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Feeling Judgement Thinking
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
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
There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
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Anand Thakur
There is only one duty; that is to be happy.
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Happiness Oneself Responsibility
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
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Greatness Passion Soul
There are cats and cats.
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Cat One Liner
We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.
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Feeling Instrument Memories Object Surround
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
And his hands would plait the priest’s entrails, For want of a rope, to strangle kings.
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Hands King Priest
My friend, you should blow out your candle in order to find your way more clearly.
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Blow Clear Finding Friendship Way
Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.
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Philosophy Road
How easy it is to tell tales!
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Easy Story
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
When we know to read our own hearts, we acquire wisdom of the heartsof others.
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Heart Known Wisdom

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