“One may demand of me that I should seek truth, but not that I should find it.”
— Denis Diderot
“It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none.”
— Denis Diderot
“Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others.”
— Denis Diderot
“If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him.”
— Denis Diderot
“We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.”
— Denis Diderot
“Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.”
— Denis Diderot
“Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.”
— Denis Diderot
“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
“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