Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.
DENIS DIDEROTYou can be sure that a painter reveals himself in his work as much as and more than a writer does in his.
More Denis Diderot Quotes
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If there are one hundred thousand damned souls for one saved soul, the devil has always the advantage without having given up his son to death.
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The best doctor is the one you run to and can’t find.
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When one compares the talents one has with those of a Leibniz , one is tempted to throw away one’s books and go die quietly in the dark of some forgotten corner.
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One may demand of me that I should seek truth, but not that I should find it.
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The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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Scepticism is the first step towards truth.
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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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What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.
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From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
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Distance is a great promoter of admiration.
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The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers.
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Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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What is a monster? A being whose survival is incompatible with the existing order.
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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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Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one’s innocence with the loss of one’s prejudices.
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