Denis Diderot
France
5 Oct 1713 // 31 Jul 1784
Philosopher / Writer
5 Oct 1713 // 31 Jul 1784
Philosopher / Writer
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Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory
Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey
I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off
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
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays