Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot
Denis Diderotʁo]; 5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer. He was a prominent figure during the Enlightenment and is best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert...
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth5 October 1713
running law long
The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law.
death running hate
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.
running eye men
The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.
funny running humorous
The best doctor is the one you run to and can't find.
running art giving
All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings... We must run roughshod over all these ancient puerilities, overturn the barriers that reason never erected, give back to the arts and sciences the liberty that is so precious to them.
people lovers sexuality
The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers.
duty speak
To do his duty somehow, always to speak well of the Prior, and let the world go its own way.
force quotes sentences sharp truth
Sentences are like sharp nails, which force truth upon our memories.
beautiful stupid crazy
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.
witty character giving
Il ne faut point donner d'esprit a' ses personnages; mais savoir les placer dans des circonstances qui leur en donnent. You should not give wit to your characters, but know instead how to put them in situations which will make them witty.
truth looks expected
I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it.
inspirational literature doe
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
ignorance prejudice
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.
character criticism deceit
If a misplaced admiration shows imbecility, an affected criticism shows vice of character. Expose thyself rather to appear a beast than false.