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Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Acquired Commands Force Him Lasts Long Obey Only Over Power Prevails Those Violence Who

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The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Action Allowed Freedom General Genius Insight Interest Masses Might Place Take Were

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Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Always Disorder Gaiety Genius Machine Men Ordinary Quality Some

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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

Topics: Converse Desire Fact In Fact Product Said True Will

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In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Anything As Far As Far Go Hypothesis More Necessary Order Push Shake Sometimes Than Will

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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.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Away Death Feet Got Hate Keep People Praise Run Virtue Warm World You Your

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The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Blood Christ Cover Jesus Jesus Christ Me Multitude Seems Sins

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There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Father Good Good Father Heavenly Heavenly Father Our Resemble Want Who Would

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All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Abstract Between Nothing Relations Sciences Signs Study

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We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.

~Denis Diderot

Topics: Also Endowed Feeling Frequently Instruments Many Memory Objects Our Senses Strike Strings Struck Surrounding Themselves

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Editor

Born: October 5th, 1713

Died: July 31st, 1784

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