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

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Morality

Without doubt half the ethical rules they din into our ears are designed to keep us at work. – Llewelyn Powys

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Morality

Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons. – Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure, 1875

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Morality

The Seven Deadly Sins are a litany of victimless crimes, compiled to distract attention from the bloody felonies of the righteous. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Adultery is the application of democracy to love. – Henry Louis Mencken, “Sententiae,” A Book of Burlesques, 1920

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We take eagles and teach them to fly in formation. – Wayne Calloway

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Do not share the knowledge with which you have been blessed with everyone in general, as you do with some people in particular and know that there are some men in whom Allah, may He he glorified, has placed hidden secrets, which they are forbidden to reveal. – Ali ibn Abi Talib

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At least 50 times. Ive jumped off a building, jumped off a cliff in a car. Ive been in bedrooms when women came in with knives and guns. – Dennis Rodman

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