Quote #27174
Virtue is praised but hated. People run away from it, for it is ice-cold...
Category Archives: Denis Diderot
Quote #27175
Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain...
Quote #27176
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection,...
Quote #27177
Fanaticism is just one step away from barbarism.
Quote #27178
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip little by little...
Quote #27179
A thing is not proved just because no one has ever questioned it. What...
Quote #27180
Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order Putting things...
Quote #27172
What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore...
Quote #27173
Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact....
Quote #14374
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection,...