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Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild. Denis Diderot

23Nov2008 In : Quotes
Author : Frédérick Jézégou

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
Quotations by Denis Diderot

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I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don’t remember ever having seen one weep. Denis Diderot
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it. Denis Diderot
The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me. Denis Diderot
Sentences are like sharp nails, which force truth upon our memories. Denis Diderot
Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey. Denis Diderot
Gaiety –a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine. Denis Diderot

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