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Only passions, and great passions, can raise the soul to great things. Without them there is no sublimity, either in morals or in creativity. Art returns to infancy, and virtue becomes small-minded.

Denis Diderot

The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.
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Anand Thakur
Posterity for the philosopher is what the other world is for the religious man.
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Man Philosophy Poster Religious
All children are essentially criminal.
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Children Crime Essential
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
I am wholly yours – you are everything to me; we will sustain each other in all the ills of life it may please fate to inflict upon us; you will soothe my troubles; I will comfort you in yours.
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Each Other Life Trouble Yourself
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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Anand Thakur
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
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Greatness Passion Soul
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
Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common.
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Creative Experiment Genius Nature Observation
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
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
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Poetry Vast Wild
If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him.
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Believe God Himself Touch
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
Integrity is the evidence of all civil virtues.
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Evidence Integrity Virtue
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
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.
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Ignorance Prejudice Remote Truth

Only passions, and great passions, can raise the soul to great things. Without them there is no sublimity, either in morals or in creativity. Art returns to infancy, and virtue becomes small-minded.

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Only passions, and great passions, can raise the soul to great things. Without them there is no sublimity, either in morals or in creativity. Art returns to infancy, and virtue becomes small-minded.

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