Denis Diderot

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

— Denis Diderot

#free #king #last #man #never

It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley; but not at all so to believe or not in God. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#god #knowledge #philosophy #religion #religion

I am wholly yours - you are everything to me; we will sustain each other in all the ills of life it may please fate to inflict upon us; you will soothe my troubles; I will comfort you in yours. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#life

Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#insanity #men

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. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#disturbances #fearful #mask #more #never

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

— Denis Diderot

#best #doctor #find #run #you

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

— Denis Diderot

#bitter #find #flatters #greedily #lie

It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#god #important #mistake #very

Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#great #great passions #great things #only #passions

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#fanaticism #only #step