Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other. Denis Diderot More Quotes by Denis Diderot More Quotes From Denis Diderot It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none. Denis Diderot love giving life Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world. Denis Diderot eggs church science I discuss with myself questions of politics, love, taste, or philosophy. I let my mind rove wantonly, give it free rein to followany idea, wise or mad that may present itself. My ideas are my harlots. Denis Diderot honesty wise funny I am more affected by the attractions of virtue than by the deformities of vice; I turn gently away from the wicked and I fly to meet the good. If there is in a literary work, in a character, in a picture, in a statue, a beautiful spot, that is where my eyes rest; I see only that, I remember only that, all the rest is well-nigh forgotten. What becomes of me when the whole work is beautiful! Denis Diderot eye beautiful character There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father. Denis Diderot heavenly want father Integrity is the evidence of all civil virtues. Denis Diderot evidence virtue integrity To say that man is a compound of strength and weakness, light and darkness, smallness and greatness, is not to indict him, it is to define him. Denis Diderot greatness light men The wisest among us is very lucky never to have met the woman, be she beautiful or ugly, intelligent or stupid, who could drive him crazy enough to be fit to be put into an asylum. Denis Diderot crazy stupid beautiful I have only a small flickering light to guide me in the darkness of a thick forest. Up comes a theologian and blows it out. Denis Diderot light darkness blow Scepticism is the first step toward truth. Denis Diderot steps philosophy science At an early age I sucked up the milk of Homer, Virgil, Horace, Terence, Anacreon, Plato and Euripides, diluted with that of Moses and the prophets. Denis Diderot atheism plato age I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it. Denis Diderot expected truth looks Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one's innocence with the loss of one's prejudices. Denis Diderot prejudice loss religion Only God and some few rare geniuses can keep forging ahead into novelty. Denis Diderot forging-ahead novelty genius They mistake the first manifestations of a developing sexual nature for the voice of God calling them to Himself; and it is precisely when nature is inciting them that they embrace a fashion of life contrary to nature's wish. Denis Diderot fashion voice mistake One composition is meagre, though it has many figures; another is rich, though it has few. Denis Diderot composition rich figures Scepticism is the first step towards truth. Denis Diderot atheism religion firsts When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. Denis Diderot men philosophy art Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine. Denis Diderot quality happiness men Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does. Denis Diderot passion doe philosophy
