There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
DENIS DIDEROTWe are constantly railing against the passions; we ascribe to them all of man’s afflictions, and we forget that they are also the source of all his pleasures.
More Denis Diderot Quotes
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Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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There is only one duty; that is to be happy.
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I am wholly yours – you are everything to me; we will sustain each other in all the ills of life it may please fate to inflict upon us; you will soothe my troubles; I will comfort you in yours.
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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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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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Only the bad man is alone.
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There is less harm to be suffered in being mad among madmen than in being sane all by oneself.
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For me, my thoughts are my prostitutes.
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Good music is very close to primitive language.
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Does anyone really know where they’re going to?
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We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.
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There is only one virtue, justice; only one duty, to be happy; only one corollary, not to overvalue life and not to fear death.
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The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population.
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Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.
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