Denis Diderot Quotes
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.
Quotes to Explore
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Let us democratise knowledge. Let us universalise justice. Together, let us globalise compassion!
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Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
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Men view life to be as precious as women do, and to say that men have a more violent nature is insulting to men.
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I really do feel now that the way I dress onstage and for work is a true reflection of my own sense of style as well.
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God seldom suspends the laws of nature, just as God does not remove free will to keep evil people from doing evil things.
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Give people knowledge and they really eat it up and they appreciate it a lot and the more that knowledge is made available to people, the more they will utilize it and let it be a part of them.
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Nature has provided us a spectacular toolbox. The toolbox exists. An architect far better and smarter than us has given us that toolbox, and we now have the ability to use it.
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Those things that nature denied to human sight, she revealed to the eyes of the soul.
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I do think I tend to have a darker nature than most.
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I have a lot of love for nature, trees, animals and greenery, and I feel that if I did not exist, there'd be no greenery on the face of the earth.
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I'm a big believer in our connection to nature.
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We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by understanding her laws.
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Such being the nature of mental life, the business of psychology is primarily to describe in detail the various forms which attention or conation assumes upon the different levels of that life.
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A long time ago, I became aware that many of us have a tendency to lump nature into simplistic categories, such as what we consider beautiful or ugly, important or unimportant. As human a thing as that is to do, I think it often leads us to misunderstand the respective roles of life forms and their interconnectedness.
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Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.
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We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.
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But this Christ or Redeemer took not upon him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham, that is, human nature, that in the nature which sinned he might make the expiation required.
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'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge' took a year to record; that's why the playing on it might sound somewhat labored. 'Balance,' on the other hand, was written and recorded in only four months, so the whole process was quicker and more immediate.
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Islam was like a mental cage. At first, when you open the door, the caged bird stays inside: it is frightened. It has internalized its imprisonment. It takes time for the bird to escape, even after someone has opened the doors to its cage.
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I would imagine that if you could understand Morse code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy.
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Maia recognized a look of true religion in the other woman’s eyes. A version and interpretation that conveniently justified what had already been decided.
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All who have come to me must have enema each day.
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To save your world you asked this man to die; would this man, could he see you now, ask why?
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There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.
