Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth.

Quote by Denis Diderot

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little...

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little...

No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.

No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.

I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it

I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it

There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman...

There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman...

The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.

The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.

If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him.

If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed,...

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed,...

If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is...

If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is...

The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers.

The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers.

Women swallow at one mouthful the lie that flatters, and drink drop by drop the...

Women swallow at one mouthful the lie that flatters, and drink drop by drop the...

It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not...

It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not...

Good music is very close to primitive language.

Good music is very close to primitive language.

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

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

The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and...

The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and...

There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest...

There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest...

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human...

When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human...

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that...

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that...

Our philosophy precedes from the belief that sport is an inalienable part of the educational...

Our philosophy precedes from the belief that sport is an inalienable part of the educational...

Socrates was killed by his own people. He was! [Nods head]. Coz he questioned everything...

Socrates was killed by his own people. He was! [Nods head]. Coz he questioned everything...