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Write as if thou wert alone in the universe and hadst nothing to fear from the jealousies and prejudices of the people. Otherwise thou wilt miss thy purpose.

— Julien Offray de La Mettrie

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A good prescription is still more profitable than an absolution.

Let us not limit the resources of nature; they are infinite, especially when reinforced by great art.

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The soul follows the progress of the body, as it does the progress of education.

Man a Machine (1747)

If there is a revelation, it can not then contradict nature.

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It is not enough for a wise man to study nature and truth; he should dare state truth for the benefit of the few who are willing and able to think.

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