Quotes by Diderot, Denis

We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by d >>

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the part >>

To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. Wha >>

Quotations about Virtue

There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and a >>

To be innocent is to be not guilty; but to be virtuous is to overcome >>

The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the >>

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.

Diderot, Denis