Certainty Quote by Denis Diderot

“Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things.”

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There is less harm to be suffered in being mad among madmen than in being sane all by oneself.

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Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.

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