Atheism Quote by Denis Diderot

“There is only one virtue, justice; only one duty, to be happy; only one corollary, not to overvalue life and not to fear death.”

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Time, matter, space - all, it may be, are no more than a point.

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One composition is meagre, though it has many figures; another is rich, though it has few.

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The world is the house of the strong.

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“One swallows the lie that flatters, but sips the bitter truth drop by drop.”

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There is less harm to be suffered in being mad among madmen than in being sane all by oneself.

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Integrity is the evidence of all civil virtues.

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Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.

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