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Denis Diderot Quotes

We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us Picture Quote #1

Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world Picture Quote #1

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone’s feelings Picture Quote #1

It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none Picture Quote #1

I have only a small flickering light to guide me in the darkness of a thick forest. Up comes a theologian and blows it out Picture Quote #1

There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people Picture Quote #1

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In order to get as much fame as one’s father one has to much more able than he Picture Quote #1

I feel, I think, I judge; therefore, a part of organized matter like me is capable of feeling, thinking, and judging Picture Quote #1

What a fine comedy this world would be if one did not play a part in it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. What a noble aim is that of the zealot who tortures himself like a madman in order to desire nothing, love nothing, feel nothing, and who, if he succeeded, would end up a complete monster! Picture Quote #1

A thing is not proved just because no one has ever questioned it. What has never been gone into impartially has never been properly gone into. Hence scepticism is the first step toward truth. It must be applied generally, because it is the touchstone Picture Quote #1

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When shall we see poets born? After a time of disasters and great misfortunes, when harrowed nations begin to breathe again. And then, shaken by the terror of such spectacles, imaginations will paint things entirely strange to those who have not witnessed them Picture Quote #1

The following general definition of an animal: a system of different organic molecules that have combined with one another, under the impulsion of a sensation similar to an obtuse and muffled sense of touch given to them by the creator of matter as a whole, until each one of them has found the most suitable position for its shape and comfort Picture Quote #1

The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid Picture Quote #1

The fact is that she was terribly undressed and I was extremely undressed too. The fact is that I still had my hand where she didn’t have anything and she had hers where the same wasn’t quite true of me. The fact is that I found myself underneath her and consequently she found herself on top of me Picture Quote #1

As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when it will be almost as difficult to learn anything from books as from the direct study of the whole universe. It will be almost as convenient to search for some bit of truth concealed in nature as it will be to find it hidden away in an immense multitude of bound volumes Picture Quote #1

I picture the vast realm of the sciences as an immense landscape scattered with patches of dark and light. The goal towards which we must work is either to extend the boundaries of the patches of light, or to increase their number. One of these tasks falls to the creative genius; the other requires a sort of sagacity combined with perfectionism Picture Quote #1

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We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us (Denis Diderot Quotes) Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world (Denis Diderot Quotes) All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone’s feelings (Denis Diderot Quotes) It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none (Denis Diderot Quotes) I have only a small flickering light to guide me in the darkness of a thick forest. Up comes a theologian and blows it out (Denis Diderot Quotes) There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people (Denis Diderot Quotes) In order to get as much fame as one’s father one has to much more able than he (Denis Diderot Quotes) I feel, I think, I judge; therefore, a part of organized matter like me is capable of feeling, thinking, and judging (Denis Diderot Quotes) What a fine comedy this world would be if one did not play a part in it (Denis Diderot Quotes) 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 (Denis Diderot Quotes) To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. What a noble aim is that of the zealot who tortures himself like a madman in order to desire nothing, love nothing, feel nothing, and who, if he succeeded, would end up a complete monster! (Denis Diderot Quotes) A thing is not proved just because no one has ever questioned it. What has never been gone into impartially has never been properly gone into. Hence scepticism is the first step toward truth. It must be applied generally, because it is the touchstone (Denis Diderot Quotes) When shall we see poets born? After a time of disasters and great misfortunes, when harrowed nations begin to breathe again. And then, shaken by the terror of such spectacles, imaginations will paint things entirely strange to those who have not witnessed them (Denis Diderot Quotes) The following general definition of an animal: a system of different organic molecules that have combined with one another, under the impulsion of a sensation similar to an obtuse and muffled sense of touch given to them by the creator of matter as a whole, until each one of them has found the most suitable position for its shape and comfort (Denis Diderot Quotes) The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid (Denis Diderot Quotes) The fact is that she was terribly undressed and I was extremely undressed too. The fact is that I still had my hand where she didn’t have anything and she had hers where the same wasn’t quite true of me. The fact is that I found myself underneath her and consequently she found herself on top of me (Denis Diderot Quotes) As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when it will be almost as difficult to learn anything from books as from the direct study of the whole universe. It will be almost as convenient to search for some bit of truth concealed in nature as it will be to find it hidden away in an immense multitude of bound volumes (Denis Diderot Quotes) I picture the vast realm of the sciences as an immense landscape scattered with patches of dark and light. The goal towards which we must work is either to extend the boundaries of the patches of light, or to increase their number. One of these tasks falls to the creative genius; the other requires a sort of sagacity combined with perfectionism (Denis Diderot Quotes)

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