Denis Diderot Quotes About Religion

Quotes about: Religion

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

  Denis Diderot

  Atheist, Kings, Men

• A thing is not proved just because no one has ever questioned it. What has never been gone into impartially has never been properly gone into. Hence scepticism is the first step toward truth. It must be applied generally, because it is the touchstone.

  Denis Diderot

  Religion, Gone, Firsts

  "The Anchor Book of French Quotations with English Translations". Book by Norbert Gutermam, 1963.

• The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.

  Denis Diderot

  Spiritual, Atheist, Science

  "Observations on the Drawing Up of Laws". A letter to Catherine the Great, 1774.

• 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

  Design, Religion, Use

  Denis Diderot (1966). “Selected Writings”, New York : Macmillan

• 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

  Mean, Power, Order

  "Supplement to Bougainville's Voyage". Book by Denis Diderot, 1796.

• Mankind have banned the Divinity from their presence; they have relegated him to a sanctuary; the walls of the temple restrict his view; he does not exist outside of it.

  Denis Diderot

  Wall, Views, Religion

• The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.

  Denis Diderot

  People, Religion, Atheism

  "Conversations with a Christian Lady". "Selected Writings", edited by Lester G. Crocker, 1966.

• To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. What a noble aim is that of the zealot who tortures himself like a madman in order to desire nothing, love nothing, feel nothing, and who, if he succeeded, would end up a complete monster!

  Denis Diderot

  Love, Passion, Order

  Denis Diderot (1966). “Selected Writings”, New York : Macmillan

• 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

  Religion, Different, Revelations

  Denis Diderot (1966). “Selected Writings”, New York : Macmillan

• Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one's innocence with the loss of one's prejudices.

  Denis Diderot

  Loss, Religion, Prejudice

  "Rameau's Nephew". Book by Denis Diderot, 1805.

• I have only a small flickering light to guide me in the darkness of a thick forest. Up comes a theologian and blows it out.

  Denis Diderot

  Blow, Light, Darkness

• There is not a Musselman alive who would not imagine that he was performing an action pleasing to God and his Holy Prophet by exterminating every Christian on earth, while the Christians are scarcely more tolerant on their side.

  Denis Diderot

  Christian, Holy Prophet, Religion

  "Conversations with a Christian Lady". "Selected Writings", edited by Lester G. Crocker, 1966.

• Scepticism is the first step towards truth.

  Denis Diderot

  Religion, Atheism, Firsts

  "The Anchor Book of French Quotations with English Translations". Book by Norbert Gutermam, 1963.

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