Man was born to live with his fellow human beings. Separate him, isolate him, his character will go bad, a thousand ridiculous affects will invade hi… - Denis Diderot

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Man was born to live with his fellow human beings. Separate him, isolate him, his character will go bad, a thousand ridiculous affects will invade his heart, extravagant thoughts will germinate in his brain, like thorns in an uncultivated land.

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About Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot (5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher and chief editor of the historic project to produce L'Encyclopédie.

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Αφήνω τις σκέψεις μου να καλπάζουν σε τέλεια εγκατάλειψη, να τρέχουν αχαλίνωτες ν’ ακολουθήσουν την πρώτη σοφή ή ανόητη ιδέα που μου έρχεται στο μυαλό, όπως αυτοί οι ξεδιάντροποι νεαροί που τρέχουν πίσω από ένα κουτοκόριτσο με χαριτωμένο προσωπάκι ενώ το ξέρουν καλά πως θα την αφήσουν σε λιγάκι για κάποια άλλη. Έτσι είναι όλοι τους, κολλάνε στην κάθε μια αλλά πουθενά δεν στεριώνουν. Στη δική μου περίπτωση οι σκέψεις μου αντικαθιστούν τις πόρνες όλου του κόσμου.

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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.

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