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"Genius is not a retainer to any emperor, or is its material silver, or gold, or marble, except to a trifling extent."
"A genius is a grown-up that did not grow up."
"A genius does what he masters. An ordinary man tries to master what he does."
"Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius."
"Genius is nothing but continued attention."
Explore more quotes by Denis Diderot
"People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep your feet warm."
"It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire."
"Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control."
"There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint."
"There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies."
"Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man."
"It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all."
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