Denis Diderot ( 10 of 16 )
Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; read more
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.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.
The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his read more
The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.
No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and read more
No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.
Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy
Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.
There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.
There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.
