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~ Denis Diderot Quotes ~
« on: April 20, 2014, 01:43:09 PM »
Denis Diderot Quotes


A French philosopher, art critic, and writer.
Denis Diderot (October 5, 1713 – July 31, 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer. He was a prominent persona during the Enlightenment and is best-known for serving as co-founder and chief editor of and contributor to the Encyclopédie.

Here are some famous quotes by Denis Diderot.




Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

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The best doctor is the one you run for and can't find.

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You risk just as much in being credulous as in being suspicious.

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Only passions great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

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Isn't it better to have men be ungrateful than to miss a chance to do good?

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« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2014, 01:46:35 PM »
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

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« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2014, 01:47:24 PM »
Instinct guides the animal better than the man. In the animal it is pure in man it is led astray by his reason and intelligence.