It is not the man who is beside himself, but he who is cool and collected,--who is master of his countenance, of his voice, of his actions, of his gestures, of every part of his play,--who can work upon others at his pleasure.
Denis DiderotWe swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us.
Denis DiderotDo you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.
Denis DiderotBut if you will recall the history of our civil troubles, you will see half the nation bathe itself, out of piety, in the blood of the other half, and violate the fundamental feelings of humanity in order to sustain the cause of God: as though it were necessary to cease to be a man in order to prove oneself religious!
Denis Diderot