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.
DENIS DIDEROTEvery man has his dignity. I’m willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.
More Denis Diderot Quotes
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Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.
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Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.
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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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Time, matter, space – all, it may be, are no more than a point.
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Mankind have banned the Divinity from their presence; they have relegated him to a sanctuary; the walls of the temple restrict his view; he does not exist outside of it.
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If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him.
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The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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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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Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
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How easy it is to tell tales!
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Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.
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If there are one hundred thousand damned souls for one saved soul, the devil has always the advantage without having given up his son to death.
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In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.
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Does anyone really know where they’re going to?
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There is only one duty; that is to be happy.
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