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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 possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population. – Denis Diderot

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The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure. – Bodhidharma

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One universe made up all that is; and one God in it all, and one principle of being, and one law, the reason shared by all thinking creatures, and one truth. – Marcus Aurelius

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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed. – William Cowper

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All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered the point is to discover them. – Galileo Galilei

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