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There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father.

Denis Diderot

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
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
The Christian religion teaches us to imitate a God that is cruel, insidious, jealous, and implacable in his wrath.
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Anand Thakur
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
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Burden Gratitude Hard Time Hope
Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
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Beg Compassionate Man Poor Possible Shame
Jacques said that his master said that everything good or evil we encounter here below was written on high.
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Evil Goodness High Master Writing
Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does.
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Destroy Passion Philosophy Prejudice
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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Anand Thakur
I like better for one to say some foolish thing upon important matters than to be silent. That becomes the subject of discussion and dispute, and the truth is discovered.
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Anand Thakur
Only the bad man is alone.
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Alone Bad Man
If you disturb the colors of the rainbow, the rainbow is no longer beautiful.
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Beautiful Color Disturb Rainbow
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.
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Ignorance Prejudice Remote Truth
What a fine comedy this world would be if one did not play a part in it.
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Comedy Oneself Play World
I have not the hope of being immortal, because the desire of it has not given me that vanity.
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Desire Hope Immortal Myself
What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.
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Impartial Path Step Truth
Scepticism is the first step towards truth.
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Step Truth

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