"A thing is not proved just because no one has ever questioned it. What has never been gone into impartially has never been properly gone into. Hence scepticism is the first step toward truth. It must be applied generally, because it is the touchstone."

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Source : "The Anchor Book of French Quotations with English Translations". Book by Norbert Gutermam, 1963.

Denis Diderot

#Religion Quotes #Gone Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Wherever is your heart I call home.”

Source : Song: Wherever Is Your Heart, Album: The Firewatcher's Daughter, 2015
“You don't raise kids. You raise carrots. You sponsor kids.”

Source : Jess Lair (1982). “I Aint Well Bett”, Fawcett
“Whatever you do, you must never let the voice in your head control the brain in your heart.”
“Planting and growing increasing quantities of trees is the scientific solution to Earth's environmental dilemma.”
“Theyâ€™ve taken their own precautions against Al Qaeda. To prepare for an attack, each Frenchman is urged to keep duct tape, a white flag, and a three-day supply of mistresses in the house.”
“Reading in bed can be heaven, assuming you can get just the right amount of light on the page and aren't prone to spilling your coffee or cognac on the sheets.”
“I don't slam doors in people's faces, and I'm not a bigot.”

Source : "Sherman Hemsley, 'Jeffersons' Star, Is Dead at 74" by Mel Watkins, www.nytimes.com. July 24, 2012.
“For me, life without murder is like a life without food. I was the father of these people, since it was I who opened the door for them to another world.”

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