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There is only one virtue, justice; only one duty, to be happy; only one corollary, not to overvalue life and not to fear death.

Denis Diderot

When we know to read our own hearts, we acquire wisdom of the heartsof others.
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Heart Known Wisdom
If you disturb the colors of the rainbow, the rainbow is no longer beautiful.
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Beautiful Color Disturb Rainbow
In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.
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Children Education Entertainment Man Preference
Time, matter, space – all, it may be, are no more than a point.
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Anand Thakur
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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Anand Thakur
Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does.
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Destroy Passion Philosophy Prejudice
What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.
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Existence Monster Survive
The world is the house of the strong.
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Hard Time Inspirational Strong World
The God of the Christians is a father who makes much of his apples, and very little of his children.
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Children Father God Himself
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.
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Anand Thakur
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
The Christian religion teaches us to imitate a God that is cruel, insidious, jealous, and implacable in his wrath.
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Anand Thakur
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
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
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
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

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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