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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

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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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Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey. – Denis Diderot

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The Dancer believes that his art has something to say which cannot be expressed in words or in any other way than by dancing. – Doris Humphrey

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What art offers is space — a certain breathing room for the spirit. – John Updike

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