 | Denis Diderot (October 5, 1713 - July 31, 1784) on Individual and Enjoyment(published by RevoltSource) |
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French Philosopher, Art Critic, and Writer, Founder, Chief Editor, and Contributor to the Encyclop?die
: A French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclop?die along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #4 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Individual and Enjoyment
“People praise virtue, but they hate it. They run away from it, because it makes them freezing cold, and in this world one has to have warm feet. Besides, it would inevitably make me moody. Why else do we so often see devout people so hard, so angry, so unsociable? It's because they've imposed on themselves a task which isn't natural to them. They suffer...”
Source: "Rameau's Nephew," by Denis Diderot, 1762.
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