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 DiderotI have not the hope of being immortal, because the desire of it has not given me that vanity.
Denis DiderotThere is not a Musselman alive who would not imagine that he was performing an action pleasing to God and his Holy Prophet by exterminating every Christian on earth, while the Christians are scarcely more tolerant on their side.
Denis DiderotI feel, I think, I judge; therefore, a part of organized matter like me is capable of feeling, thinking, and judging.
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