It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.
Denis DiderotIt has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none.
Denis DiderotAll things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.
Denis DiderotAll things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings... We must run roughshod over all these ancient puerilities, overturn the barriers that reason never erected, give back to the arts and sciences the liberty that is so precious to them.
Denis Diderot