Quotes by Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during the Enlightenment. Diderot began his education by obtaining a Master of Arts degree in philosophy at a Jesuit college in 1732.

There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.

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

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There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father.

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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.