262 Quotes by Denis Diderot

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.

First move me, astonish me, break my heart, let me tremble, weep, stare, be enraged-only then regale my eyes.

It has been said that love robs those who have it of their wit, and gives it to those who have none.

You can be sure that a painter reveals himself in his work as much as and more than a writer does in his.

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.

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

There is not a Musselman[Muslim] alive who would not imagine that he was performing an action pleasing to God and his Holy Prophet by exterminating every Christian on earth, while the Christians are scarcely more tolerant on their side.

Only the bad man is alone.