His hands would plait the priest's guts, if he had no rope, to strangle kings. Denis Diderot guthandking Change image and share on social
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. Denis Diderot entrailsfreeking Change image and share on social
It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire. Denis Diderot conversedesirefact Change image and share on social
Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control. Denis Diderot controlfellowmean Change image and share on social
The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law. Denis Diderot authoritycountercourt Change image and share on social
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter. Denis Diderot bitterfindflatter Change image and share on social
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination. Denis Diderot acquirecollectcombination share on social
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it. Denis Diderot accuseconventiondespicable Change image and share on social
We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves. Denis Diderot endowfeltfrequently Change image and share on social
Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common. Denis Diderot combinecommoncreative Change image and share on social
