It is raining bombs on the house of the Lord. I go in fear and trembling lest one of these terrible bombers gets into difficulties.
DENIS DIDEROT
I discuss with myself questions of politics, love, taste, or philosophy. I let my mind rove wantonly, give it free rein to followany idea, wise or mad that may present itself. My ideas are my harlots.
More Denis Diderot Quotes
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It is raining bombs on the house of the Lord. I go in fear and trembling lest one of these terrible bombers gets into difficulties.
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My ideas are my whores.
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No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
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If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can’t deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.
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Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
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What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.
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Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.
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In order to get as much fame as one’s father one has to much more able than he.
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When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music.
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I discuss with myself questions of politics, love, taste, or philosophy. I let my mind rove wantonly, give it free rein to followany idea, wise or mad that may present itself. My ideas are my harlots.
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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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Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.
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Time, matter, space – all, it may be, are no more than a point.
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The enjoyment of freedom which could be exercised without any motivation would be the real hallmark of a maniac.
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Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.
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A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it. Skepticism is the first step toward truth.
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