Denis Diderot Quotes

Denis Diderot
French Editor
Born: Oct 5, 1713
Died: Jul 31, 1784
Genius Good Man Nature People You
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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. Denis Diderot
Truth Lie Bitter Find Only Sip Any Swallow Flatters Little Us
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination. Denis Diderot
Nature Knowledge Result Reflection Three Facts Observation Combination Principal Experimentation Them Acquiring Means
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things. Denis Diderot
Great Soul Great Things Only Passions Elevate Things
From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step. Denis Diderot
Only Step Fanaticism Barbarism
If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him. Denis Diderot
God Me You Believe Must Touch Make Him Want
There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint. Denis Diderot
Change Adjust Must Force Greatest Times Viewpoint Things Needed
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. Denis Diderot
Great Philosopher Philosophers Never Priest Priests Any Whereas Many
There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father. Denis Diderot
Good Father Our Would Heavenly Heavenly Father Want Who Resemble Good Father
The best doctor is the one you run to and can't find. Denis Diderot
Best You Doctor Run Find Medical
Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other. Denis Diderot
Genius World Evil Other Some Through Always Up Turns
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. Denis Diderot
Music Age Old Old Age Painting Say Temperament Poetry Excellence Superstition Allowed Perform Goodbye Task Human
Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control. Denis Diderot
People Control Other Out About Putting Fellow Talks Always Getting Order Means Your Who Things Watch
Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine. Denis Diderot
Quality Genius Men Machine Some Always Gaiety Ordinary Ordinary Men Disorder
His hands would plait the priest's guts, if he had no rope, to strangle kings. Denis Diderot
Would Kings Guts Had Priest He His Hands Rope Strangle
Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man. Denis Diderot
Faith Good Man Hurt Pure Living Fine Wear He Although Does Any May Being Clothing Holy Peacefully Lives
In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go. Denis Diderot
Sometimes Will Shake More Push Hypothesis Go Than Order As Far As Anything Far Necessary
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. Denis Diderot
Death You Hate People World Virtue Run Feet Got Praise Warm Your Keep Away
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. Denis Diderot
Memory Feeling Our Strike Strings Struck Objects Also Instruments Frequently Surrounding Endowed Senses Themselves Many
Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to. Denis Diderot
Me Man Dignity Own Every Else Mine Willing Tells Someone My Own His Discretion Forget Every Man
The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law. Denis Diderot
Law Long Run Long Run Never Counter Printed Courts Authority Form Decisions Should
We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates. Denis Diderot
Liable Our Virtues More Catch Than Vices Far Associates
Good music is very close to primitive language. Denis Diderot
Music Good Language Good Music Primitive Very Close
The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled. Denis Diderot
Theatre Tears Men Wicked Virtuous Alike Pit Where Place
All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs. Denis Diderot
Signs Nothing Relations Abstract Study Between Sciences
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. Denis Diderot
Age Genius Events Men Every Extraordinary Unless Melt Carrying Remain Mass Within Occur Up Heat Them Forth Present Flows
Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad. Denis Diderot
Government Good Result Bad Morals Countries Legislation African Asian European
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