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Category: Denis Diderot

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

Lie, Find, Little

No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.

Nature, Man, Human

Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.

Violence, Long, Him

The best doctor is the one you run to and can’t find.

Medical, Doctor, You

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.

Society, Mask, True

There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.

When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man’s name live for thousands of years.

Art, Man, Personality

It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.

Human Nature, Human, Should

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.

Knowledge, Reflection, Three

If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can’t deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.

Great, Petty, You

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

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