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Quote by Denis Diderot
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our me

Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory. – Denis Diderot

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The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action. – Denis Diderot

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Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth. – Denis Diderot

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Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey. – Denis Diderot

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The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, for the truth. – Alfred Adler

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Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered there is only error to be exposed. – H. L. Mencken

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