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Only a very bad theologian wou...

Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things.

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Good music is very close to pr...

Good music is very close to primitive language.

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All abstract sciences are noth...

All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.

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Morals are in all countries th...

Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.

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Patriotism is an ephemeral mot...

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.

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When superstition is allowed t...

When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music.

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Poetry must have something in ...

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.

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The philosopher has never kill...

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.

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Disturbances in society are ne...

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.

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The pit of a theatre is the on...

The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.

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Justice is the first virtue of...

Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.

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We are all instruments endowed...

We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.

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We swallow greedily any lie th...

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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Do you see this egg? With this...

Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.

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In order to shake a hypothesis...

In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go.

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Distance is a great promoter o...

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

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To attempt the destruction of ...

To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. What a noble aim is that of the zealot who tortures himself like a madman in order to desire nothing, love nothing, feel nothing, and who, if he succeeded, would end up a complete monster!

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The following general definiti...

The following general definition of an animal: a system of different organic molecules that have combined with one another, under the impulsion of a sensation similar to an obtuse and muffled sense of touch given to them by the creator of matter as a whole, until each one of them has found the most suitable position for its shape and comfort.

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The possibility of divorce ren...

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.

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Impenetrable in their dissimul...

Impenetrable in their dissimulation, cruel in their vengeance, tenacious in their purposes, unscrupulous as to their methods, animated by profound and hidden hatred for the tyranny of man -- it is as though there exists among them an ever-present conspiracy toward domination, a sort of alliance like that subsisting among the priests of every country.

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6 российских актрис, променявших имена и фамилии на псевдонимы

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Шесть актрис российского кино решили выступать под сценическими псевдонимами, заменив свои менее звучные настоящие имена и фамилии или взяв более эффектные фамилии родственников и супругов. В этом обз...

Идеи романтических подарков на День святого Валентина, вдохновленные кинофильмами

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Признайтесь, вы тоже представляли себя на месте героев романтических фильмов? Что ж, пора прекратить мечтать и начать действовать. В преддверии Дня святого Валентина мы собрали семь кинематографически...

6 голливудских звезд, все еще способных на благородные поступки

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В мире, где громкие благотворительные акции часто становятся частью имиджа знаменитостей, есть те, кто предпочитает творить добро в тишине. Но некоторые истории невозможно скрыть.

Безработный мужч...