Bitter Quote by Denis Diderot

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

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

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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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