I discuss with myself questions of politics, love, taste, or philosophy. I let my mind rove wantonly, give it free rein to followany idea, wise or mad that may present itself. My ideas are my harlots.
DENIS DIDEROTHow easy it is to tell tales!
More Denis Diderot Quotes
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The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.
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All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.
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All children are essentially criminal.
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Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
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I like better for one to say some foolish thing upon important matters than to be silent. That becomes the subject of discussion and dispute, and the truth is discovered.
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I have not the hope of being immortal, because the desire of it has not given me that vanity.
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From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
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When we know to read our own hearts, we acquire wisdom of the heartsof others.
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Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all.
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The world is the house of the strong.
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It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.
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Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.
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Scepticism is the first step towards truth.
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Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth.
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