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Denis Diderot

He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.
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Gentle Himself Man Nature
Isn’t it better to have men being ungrateful than to miss a chance to do good?
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Better Chance Goodness Man
Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.
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Bad Country Goodness Government Moral
Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does.
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Destroy Passion Philosophy Prejudice
There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.
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Happiness Oneself Passion
It is raining bombs on the house of the Lord. I go in fear and trembling lest one of these terrible bombers gets into difficulties.
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Difficult God Home Raining
Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.
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Genius Madness Raise Status
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
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Convenience Moral Perception
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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Anand Thakur
It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none.
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Love Rob
The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers.
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Absurd Best Lover People
For me, my thoughts are my prostitutes.
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Myself Prostitute Thinking
Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.
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Command Justice Obedience 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
I am wholly yours – you are everything to me; we will sustain each other in all the ills of life it may please fate to inflict upon us; you will soothe my troubles; I will comfort you in yours.
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Each Other Life Trouble Yourself
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

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