Denis Diderot Quotes

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

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. Denis Diderot

There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it. Denis Diderot

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

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

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step. Denis Diderot

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

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. Denis Diderot