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Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.

Denis Diderot

Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other.
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Evil Genius World
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
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Force Memories Ourselves Sentence Truth
From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
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Oneself Path Step
Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Path Step Truth
The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law.
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Anand Thakur
A nation which thinks that it is belief in God and not good law which makes people honest does not seem to me very advanced.
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Belief Law Myself Nation People Thinking
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
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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Anand Thakur
I feel, I think, I judge; therefore, a part of organized matter like me is capable of feeling, thinking, and judging.
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Feeling Judgement Thinking
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
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
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Burden Gratitude Hard Time Hope
We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.
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Association Catch Ourselves Vice
If there are one hundred thousand damned souls for one saved soul, the devil has always the advantage without having given up his son to death.
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Anand Thakur
We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us.
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Bitter Lying Swallow Truth
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
Time, matter, space – all, it may be, are no more than a point.
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Anand Thakur

Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.

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