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

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  • Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
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  • Sentences are like sharp nails, which force truth upon our memories.
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  • 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.
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  • The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.
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  • The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law.
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  • The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.
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  • The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.
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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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  • The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
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  • The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.
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  • The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population.
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  • 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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  • There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.
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  • There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.
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  • 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!
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  • We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.
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  • We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.
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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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