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Denis Diderot

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
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Poetry Vast Wild
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
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Greatness Passion Soul
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
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
From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
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Oneself Path Step
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
If a misplaced admiration shows imbecility, an affected criticism shows vice of character. Expose thyself rather to appear a beast than false.
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Anand Thakur
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
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
Only the bad man is alone.
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Alone Bad Man
There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.
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Happiness Oneself Passion
Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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Admire Distance Greatness Promote
The world is the house of the strong.
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Hard Time Inspirational Strong World
Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Path Step Truth
One may demand of me that I should seek truth, but not that I should find it.
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Demand Finding Oneself Seek Truth
Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.
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See Theory World

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