Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad. – Denis Diderot
We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us. – Denis Diderot
Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control. – Denis Diderot
People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world youve got to keep your feet warm. – Denis Diderot