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Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one's innocence with the loss of one's prejudices.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Bad Company Innocence Loss Makes Prejudices Up

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Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Dignity Discretion Else Every Every Man Forget His Man Me Mine My Own Own Someone Tells Willing

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The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Authority Counter Courts Decisions Form Law Long Long Run Never Printed Run Should

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

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Command Complaints First Justice Obey Stops Those Virtue Who

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Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Force Like Memory Nails Our Sentences Sharp Truth Which

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Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Although Any Being Clothing Does Faith Fine Good He Holy Hurt Lives Living Man May Peacefully Pure Wear

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Good music is very close to primitive language.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Close Good Good Music Language Music Primitive Very

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The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Absurd Best Lovers Make Most People

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Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Burden Every Gratitude Made Off Shaken

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We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Associates Catch Far Liable More Our Than Vices Virtues

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Editor

Born: October 5th, 1713

Died: July 31st, 1784

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