#denis is... i appreciate his style in a different way than i do v but both their style of prose is god-tier

Diderot, late in life, had a bust of Voltaire placed by the side of his desk, but then had it removed, he confided to Condorcet, because when he cast his eyes upon it, he received the impression that it was scoffing at what he was about to write.

— Voltaire and the Century of Light, A. Owen Aldridge

you know what, he's right, I wouldn't like a statue of V staring at me judgily either

#Denis is... i appreciate his style in a different way than i do V but both their style of prose is god-tier #<- !#denis diderot #voltaire #age of enlightenment #1700s #philosophy memes