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

Denis Diderot

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
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Poetry Vast Wild
The world is the house of the strong.
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Hard Time Inspirational Strong World
Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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Admire Distance Greatness Promote
When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music.
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Allow Music Painting Performance Poetry Superstitious
It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all.
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Believe God Important
The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.
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Adult Eyes Infant Man Old
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
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
There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
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Anand Thakur
There is only one duty; that is to be happy.
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Happiness Oneself Responsibility
One composition is meagre, though it has many figures; another is rich, though it has few.
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Composition Rich
Only the bad man is alone.
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Alone Bad Man
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
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
The wisest among us is very lucky never to have met the woman, be she beautiful or ugly, intelligent or stupid, who could drive him crazy enough to be fit to be put into an asylum.
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Beautiful Crazy Drive Enough Wisdom Woman
The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers.
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Absurd Best Lover People

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