Mankind have banned the Divinity from their presence; they have relegated him to a sanctuary; the walls of the temple restrict his view; he does not exist outside of it.
DENIS DIDEROTPower acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.
More Denis Diderot Quotes
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Which is the greater merit, to enlighten the human race, which remains forever, or to save one’s fatherland, which is perishable?
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Time, matter, space – all, it may be, are no more than a point.
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You risk just as much in being credulous as in being suspicious.
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Two qualities essential for the artist: moralityand perspective.
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The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.
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Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things.
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My ideas are my whores.
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We are constantly railing against the passions; we ascribe to them all of man’s afflictions, and we forget that they are also the source of all his pleasures.
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The God of the Christians is a father who makes much of his apples, and very little of his children.
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Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Does anyone really know where they’re going to?
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Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.
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Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.
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You can be sure that a painter reveals himself in his work as much as and more than a writer does in his.
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There is less harm to be suffered in being mad among madmen than in being sane all by oneself.
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