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I have not the hope of being immortal, because the desire of it has not given me that vanity.

Denis Diderot

Which is the greater merit, to enlighten the human race, which remains forever, or to save one’s fatherland, which is perishable?
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Enlightenment Father Greatness Oneself Perish Save
There is less harm to be suffered in being mad among madmen than in being sane all by oneself.
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Hard Mad Oneself Suffering
Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Path Step Truth
There are cats and cats.
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Cat One Liner
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.
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Ignorance Prejudice Remote Truth
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
We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us.
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Bitter Lying Swallow Truth
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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Fine Himself Live Man Peace Possession Purity Religious
He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.
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Gentle Himself Man Nature
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
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Convenience Moral Perception
Anyone 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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Authority Break Goodness Oneself Privacy
Isn’t it better to have men being ungrateful than to miss a chance to do good?
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Better Chance Goodness Man
Philosophy is as far separated from impiety as religion is from fanaticism.
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Philosophy Religion Separate
It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all.
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Believe God Important
There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.
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Happiness Oneself Passion
I have not the hope of being immortal, because the desire of it has not given me that vanity.
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Desire Hope Immortal Myself

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