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The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.
— Denis Diderot
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There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.
— Denis Diderot
Tags: force, must, things, change
Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things.
— Denis Diderot
Tags: different, things, only, bad
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
— Denis Diderot
Tags: every, made, burden, gratitude
His hands would plait the priest's guts, if he had no rope, to strangle kings.
— Denis Diderot
Tags: rope, priest, kings, he, hands
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
— Denis Diderot
Tags: any, priest, never, great
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