Quote by Denis Diderot
When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manif

When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a mans name live for thousands of years. – Denis Diderot

Other quotes by Denis Diderot

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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We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves. – Denis Diderot

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Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself. – Bertrand Russell

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If one looks closely enough, one can see angels in every piece of art. – Terri Guillemets

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I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, thats what I love. – Salma Hayek

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Piano playing is a dying art. I love the fact that I can be one guy with one instrument evoking an emotional and musical experience. – Jon Bon Jovi

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The larger meaning here is that mainstream journalists simply cannot talk about things that the two parties agree on this is the black hole of American politics. – Michael Pollan

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