Denis Diderot
View AuthorBeware of the man who talks about putting things in order. Putting things in order always means putting things under his control.
Denis Diderot
View AuthorConcise phrases are like sharp nails that drive the truth into our memory.
Denis Diderot
View AuthorMistakes pass, only the truth remains.
Denis Diderot
View AuthorThere is no legitimate sovereign other than the nation; there can be no legitimate legislator other than the people.
Denis Diderot
View AuthorHe who can compel us to good could also compel us to evil. A first just, energetic, and enlightened despot is a misfortune; a second just, energetic, and enlightened despot is a greater misfortune; a third, resembling the first two, by causing the people to forget their privileges, would consummate their slavery.
Denis Diderot
View AuthorThe arbitrary government of a prince, even if it is just and enlightened, is always bad.
Denis Diderot
View AuthorHe who needs a protocol will never get far; geniuses read little, practice a lot, and make themselves.
Gerardo Diego
View AuthorAt the moment of truth, which is that of seeking oneself in the objective, one forgets everything and is prepared to be faithful only to one's own sincerity.
Marlene Dietrich
View AuthorAny woman would like to be faithful. The difficult part is finding the man to whom to be faithful.
Marlene Dietrich
View AuthorFear of death? One should fear life, not death.
Marlene Dietrich
View AuthorImagination exaggerates, reason underestimates, common sense moderates.
Diogenes of Sinope
View AuthorA man should live near his superiors as close to fire: not so close that he burns, nor so far that he freezes.