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Small: The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his ba
Denis Diderot
"The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see
Denis Diderot
"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"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: One declaims endlessly against the passions one imputes all of mans suffering to them. One forgets that they a
Denis Diderot
"One declaims endlessly against the passions; one imputes all of man's suffering to them. One forgets that they are also the source of all his pleasures"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: My ideas are my whores
Denis Diderot
"My ideas are my whores"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it wi
Denis Diderot
"In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: Good music is very close to primitive language
Denis Diderot
"Good music is very close to primitive language"
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Small: Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pre
Denis Diderot
"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"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father
Denis Diderot
"There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father"
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Small: There are things I cant force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of m
Denis Diderot
"There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it
Denis Diderot
"It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it"
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Small: Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off
Denis Diderot
"Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine
Denis Diderot
"Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other
Denis Diderot
"Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pu
Denis Diderot
"Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings
Denis Diderot
"No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire
Denis Diderot
"It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: The God of the Christians is a father who makes much of his apples, and very little of his children
Denis Diderot
"The God of the Christians is a father who makes much of his apples, and very little of his children"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory
Denis Diderot
"Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step
Denis Diderot
"From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs
Denis Diderot
"All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: There is only one passion, the passion for happiness
Denis Diderot
"There is only one passion, the passion for happiness"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies
Denis Diderot
"There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it
Denis Diderot
"Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey
Denis Diderot
"Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: You have to make it happen
Denis Diderot
"You have to make it happen"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: The best doctor is the one you run to and cant find
Denis Diderot
"The best doctor is the one you run to and can't find"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world youv
Denis Diderot
"People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep your feet warm"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are reveal
Denis Diderot
"Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled
Denis Diderot
"The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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Small: If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief,
Denis Diderot
"If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal"
Denis Diderot, Editor
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