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Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does.

Denis Diderot

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
The bad gives rise to the good, the good inspires the better, the better produces the excellent, the excellent is followed by the bizarre
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Anand Thakur
Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.
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Control Order People Yourself
To say that man is a compound of strength and weakness, light and darkness, smallness and greatness, is not to indict him, it is to define him.
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Definition Himself Man Strength Weakness
You risk just as much in being credulous as in being suspicious.
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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
Poetry needs something on the scale of the grand, the barbarous, the savage.
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Poetry Savage Scale
What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.
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Existence Monster Survive
First of all move me, surprise me, rend my heart; make me tremble, weep, shudder; outrage me; delight my eyes afterwards if you can.
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Delight Move Surprise Yourself
Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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Admire Distance Greatness Promote
A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it. Skepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Evidence Question Truth
All children are essentially criminal.
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Children Crime Essential
There are cats and cats.
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Cat One Liner
The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.
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Blood God Myself Sin
Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
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Beg Compassionate Man Poor Possible Shame
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

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