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Denis Diderot

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist

1713–1784

15 quotes, most often on Genius, Truth & Lies and Time.

When one compares the talents one has with those of a Leibniz, one is tempted to throw away one’s books and go die quietly in the dark of some forgotten corner.
Oeuvres complètes, vol. 7, p. 678
- Genius
Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth.
On Dramatic Poetry (1758)
- Genius

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