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Quote by Denis Diderot
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenien

There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it. – Denis Diderot

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The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid. – Denis Diderot

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Tyranny
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Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common. – Denis Diderot

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Nature
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It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all. – Denis Diderot

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Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose. – Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist

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The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, proceed from custom. – Michel de Montaigne, translated

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Morality is a private and costly luxury. – Henry B. Adams, The Education of Henry Adams

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The world of empirical morality consists for the most part of nothing but ill will and envy. – Goethe

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