Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Denis Diderot
Our observation of nature must be dilige…
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.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Denis Diderot
There are three principal means of acqui…
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts reflection combines them experimentation verifies the result of that combination.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Denis Diderot
There is no moral precept that does not …
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Denis Diderot
Virtue is praised but hated. People run …
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.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Denis Diderot
Watch out for the fellow who talks about…
Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Denis Diderot
We swallow greedily any lie that flatter…
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip little by little at a truth we find bitter.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Denis Diderot
What has not been examined impartially h…
What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step toward truth.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Denis Diderot