Denis Diderot's Quotes

Denis Diderot's Quotes 26

Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us but we sip only little by...

If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime it is in...

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Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are...

Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation and lasts only as long as...

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

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Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular...

Our observation of nature must be diligent our reflection profound and our...

It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that...

No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.

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Good music is very close to primitive language.

The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their...

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of...

There is only one passion the passion for happiness.

The philosopher has never killed any priests whereas the priest has killed a...

Only passions great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government they are...

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of...

The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of...

Although a man may wear fine clothing if he lives peacefully and is good...

People praise virtue but they hate it they run away from it. It freezes you...

There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the...

The best doctor is the one you run to and can't find.

When science art literature and philosophy are simply the manifestation of...

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