People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from … - Denis Diderot

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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.

Denis Diderot

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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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... c'est la magie de la constance, la plus difficile et la plus rare de nos vertus.

Égaré dans une forêt immense pendant la nuit, je n’ai qu’une petite lumière pour me conduire. Survient un inconnu qui me dit : Mon ami, souffle ta bougie pour mieux trouver ton chemin. Cet inconnu est un théologien. — No VIII

On doit exiger de moi que je cherche la vérité, mais non que je la trouve.

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. - Denis Diderot

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