72 ordspråk av Denis Diderot

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Denis Diderot föddes den October 5th 1713 och dog den 31 July 1784 - French philosopher
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 The blood of Jesus Christ can cover a multitude of sins, it seems to me.

 The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law.

 The first step towards philosophy is incredulity

 The following general definition of an animal: a system of different organic molecules that have combined with one another, under the impulsion of a sensation similar to an obtuse and muffled sense of touch given to them by the creator of matter as a whole, until each one of them has found the most suitable position for its shape and comfort.

 The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.

 The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.

 The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.

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

 The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.

 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.

 There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.

 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.

 There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.

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

 There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.


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