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Quote by Denis Diderot
Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profoun

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. – 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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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

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The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body. – Quintilian

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If you dont know how to die, dont worry Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you dont bother your head about it. – Michel de Montaigne

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To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature. – Max Beerbohm

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Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. – Saint Augustine

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