The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid.
Denis DiderotIf there are one hundred thousand damned souls for one saved soul, the devil has always the advantage without having given up his son to death.
Denis DiderotIn general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.
Denis Diderot