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From Quotes by Denis Diderot
- No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same…
- To be born in imbecility, in the midst of pain and crisis; to be the plaything of ignorance, error, need, sickness, wickedness, and passions; to…
- Mankind have banned the Divinity from their presence; they have relegated him to a sanctuary; the walls of the temple restrict his view; he does…
- Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.
- From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
- No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
- People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep…
- As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when…
- You live as if you were destined to live forever, no thought of your frailty ever enters your head, of how much time has already…
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