Virtue is praised but hated. People run away from it for it is ice-cold and in this world you must keep your feet warm. Denis Diderot Philosophy
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
Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine. Denis Diderot
Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey. Denis Diderot
It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all. 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
