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Great Quotes by Denis Diderot
- Distance is a great promoter of admiration
- When shall we see poets born? After a time of disasters and great misfortunes, when harrowed nations begin to breathe again. And then, shaken by…
- Only passions, and great passions, can raise the soul to great things. Without them there is no sublimity, either in morals or in creativity. Art…
- Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.
- The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
- If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you…
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