Denis Diderot Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.”

“The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.”

“We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.”

“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.”

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

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

“Good music is very close to primitive language.”

“Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.”

“Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.”

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