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Only the bad man is alone.

Denis Diderot

Only the bad man is alone.
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Alone Bad Man
You have to make it happen.
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One Liner Yourself
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
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
The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.
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Creation Dangerous Mad Man Occasion Religion
Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.
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Artist Essential Moral Perspective Quality
If you disturb the colors of the rainbow, the rainbow is no longer beautiful.
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Beautiful Color Disturb Rainbow
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
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Poetry Vast Wild
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
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Force Memories Ourselves Sentence Truth
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
If a misplaced admiration shows imbecility, an affected criticism shows vice of character. Expose thyself rather to appear a beast than false.
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Anand Thakur
And his hands would plait the priest’s entrails, For want of a rope, to strangle kings.
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Hands King Priest
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
Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one’s innocence with the loss of one’s prejudices.
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Bad Company Innocent Instruction Loss One Prejudice
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
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Burden Gratitude Hard Time Hope
What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.
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Impartial Path Step Truth

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