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Quote by Denis Diderot
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only litt

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter. – Denis Diderot

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The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion. – Denis Diderot

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Fanaticism
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Denis Diderot
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If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you cant deny a kind of respect for the great criminal. – Denis Diderot

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respect
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Denis Diderot
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I dont know much about creative writing programs. But theyre not telling the truth if they dont teach, one, that writing is hard work, and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer. – Doris Lessing

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Truth is exact correspondence with reality. – Paramahansa Yogananda

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All truth is not to be told at all times. – Samuel Butler

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All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified. – Thomas Huxley

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