No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.
DENIS DIDEROTEvil always turns up in this world through some genius or other.
More Denis Diderot Quotes
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The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.
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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.
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If you disturb the colors of the rainbow, the rainbow is no longer beautiful.
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Time, matter, space – all, it may be, are no more than a point.
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Scepticism is the first step towards truth.
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Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.
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To describe women, the pen should be dipped in the humid colors of the rainbow, and the paper dried with the dust gathered from the wings of a butterfly.
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Shakespeare’s fault is not the greatest into which a poet may fall. It merely indicates a deficiency of taste.
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It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none.
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Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.
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My friend, you should blow out your candle in order to find your way more clearly.
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What a fine comedy this world would be if one did not play a part in it.
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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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All children are essentially criminal.
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The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.
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When one compares the talents one has with those of a Leibniz , one is tempted to throw away one’s books and go die quietly in the dark of some forgotten corner.
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There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
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One may demand of me that I should seek truth, but not that I should find it.
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Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
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Posterity for the philosopher is what the other world is for the religious man.
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He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.
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Does anyone really know where they’re going to?
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To prove the Gospels by a miracle is to prove an absurdity by something contrary to nature.
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Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common.
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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.
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What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.
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