From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
DENIS DIDEROTYou can be sure that a painter reveals himself in his work as much as and more than a writer does in his.
More Denis Diderot Quotes
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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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Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
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The bad gives rise to the good, the good inspires the better, the better produces the excellent, the excellent is followed by the bizarre
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Are we not madder than those first inhabitants of the plain of Sennar? We know that the distance separating the earth from the sky is infinite, and yet we do not stop building our tower.
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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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There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge, observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.
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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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If you disturb the colors of the rainbow, the rainbow is no longer beautiful.
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Anyone who takes it upon himself, on his private authority, to break a bad law, thereby authorizes everyone else to break the good ones.
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Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
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The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.
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For me, my thoughts are my prostitutes.
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If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him.
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Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.
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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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