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Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
DENIS DIDEROT

Beg Compassionate Man Poor Possible Shame
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
There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.
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Civilization Inflict Kind Man Society Woman
Posterity for the philosopher is what the other world is for the religious man.
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Man Philosophy Poster Religious
Integrity is the evidence of all civil virtues.
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Evidence Integrity Virtue
What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.
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Existence Monster Survive
Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.
DENIS DIDEROT

See Theory World
Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.
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Artist Essential Moral Perspective Quality
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
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Burden Gratitude Hard Time Hope
Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.
DENIS DIDEROT

Control Order People Yourself
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
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.
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Ignorance Prejudice Remote Truth
Only the bad man is alone.
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Alone Bad Man
Only God and some few rare geniuses can keep forging ahead into novelty.
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God Novel Rare
We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.
DENIS DIDEROT

Association Catch Ourselves Vice
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

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