Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.
DENIS DIDEROTIn general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.
More Denis Diderot Quotes
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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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He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.
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First of all move me, surprise me, rend my heart; make me tremble, weep, shudder; outrage me; delight my eyes afterwards if you can.
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If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him.
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Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.
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From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
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Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does.
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Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
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Good music is very close to primitive language.
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The man who first pronounced the barbarous word God ought to have been immediately destroyed.
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Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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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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Integrity is the evidence of all civil virtues.
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Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
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First move me, astonish me, break my heart, let me tremble, weep, stare, be enraged-only then regale my eyes.
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