Quote by Denis Diderot
The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the e

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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The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. – Denis Diderot

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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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No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games. – W. H. Auden

Smith and Wesson or a Colt always beat four aces. – Proverb

The best throw of the dice is to throw them away. – English Proverb

Rule: Never perform card tricks for the people you play poker with. – Proverb

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