Quotes by Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

French philosopher

Lived from: 1713 - 1784

Category: Philosophers Country: FlagFrance

Born: 5 october 1713 Died: 31 july 1784

  • All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.
  • Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.
  • The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dicebox in hand, shaking the dice.

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  • All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.
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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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  • We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us.
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  • Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
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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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  • Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.
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  • Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth.
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  • Good music is very close to primitive language.
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  • I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep.
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  • In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go.
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  • It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.
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  • It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.
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  • Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.
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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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  • No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.
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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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  • Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.
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  • Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.
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  • People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep your feet warm.
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  • Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
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What are the most famous quotes from Denis Diderot?

The two most famous quotes from Denis Diderot are:

  • "All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs."
  • "Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world."

When did Denis Diderot live?

Denis Diderot was born in 1713 and died in the year 1784.