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Integrity is the evidence of all civil virtues.

Denis Diderot

You can be sure that a painter reveals himself in his work as much as and more than a writer does in his.
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Himself Paint Reveal Writing
There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.
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Happiness Oneself Passion
Posterity for the philosopher is what the other world is for the religious man.
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Man Philosophy Poster Religious
Only God and some few rare geniuses can keep forging ahead into novelty.
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God Novel Rare
My ideas are my whores.
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Ideas One Liner Whore
Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Path Step Truth
There is only one duty; that is to be happy.
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Happiness Oneself Responsibility
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
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.
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Design Disturb Trouble True
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
Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine.
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Machine Order Ordinary Quality
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can’t deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.
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Essential Kind Respect Wicked Yourself
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
All children are essentially criminal.
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Children Crime Essential
I have only a small flickering light to guide me in the darkness of a thick forest. Up comes a theologian and blows it out.
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Anand Thakur
No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.
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Enjoyment Heaven Man Nature Reason Receive

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