Quote by Denis Diderot
Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within the

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. – Denis Diderot

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The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dicebox in hand, shaking the dice. – Denis Diderot

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When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music. – Denis Diderot

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When you get to a certain age, there is no coming back. – Brian Clough

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The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but the speed of mans adjustment to it, the speed of his acceptance. – E. B. White

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I happen to be interested in watching a face age. I like faces of women aging so it makes me personally quite sad. Thats a beautiful gift from God. If people dont want to see that anymore then I wont be in anymore movies. – Debra Winger

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Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bid. – Soren Kierkegaard

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