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Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

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Concise phrases are like sharp nails that drive the truth into our memory.

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Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

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Mistakes pass, only the truth remains.

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Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

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There is no legitimate sovereign other than the nation; there can be no legitimate legislator other than the people.

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Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

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He who can compel us to good could also compel us to evil. A first just, energetic, and enlightened despot is a misfortune; a second just, energetic, and enlightened despot is a greater misfortune; a third, resembling the first two, by causing the people to forget their privileges, would consummate their slavery.

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Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

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The arbitrary government of a prince, even if it is just and enlightened, is always bad.

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Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

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He who needs a protocol will never get far; geniuses read little, practice a lot, and make themselves.

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Gerardo Diego

Gerardo Diego

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At the moment of truth, which is that of seeking oneself in the objective, one forgets everything and is prepared to be faithful only to one's own sincerity.

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Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

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Any woman would like to be faithful. The difficult part is finding the man to whom to be faithful.

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Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

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Fear of death? One should fear life, not death.

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Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

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Imagination exaggerates, reason underestimates, common sense moderates.

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Diogenes of Sinope

Diogenes of Sinope

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A man should live near his superiors as close to fire: not so close that he burns, nor so far that he freezes.

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Diogenes of Sinope

Diogenes of Sinope

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The insult dishonors the one who inflicts it, not the one who receives it.

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