“Fanaticism is just one step away from barbarism.” StepsJust OneFanaticismBarbarism Author:Denis Diderot
“A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it... Skepticism is the first step toward truth.” FirstsStepsFirst StepsSkepticism Author:Denis Diderot
“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.” FirstsReligionStepsGoneFirst StepsTouchstonesScepticism Author:Denis Diderot
“Scepticism is the first step toward truth.” FirstsPhilosophyScienceLiteratureStepsFirst StepsPhylosophyIncredulity Author:Denis Diderot
“What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.” FirstsWellsPhilosophyStepsFirst StepsSkepticism Author:Denis Diderot
“To be born in imbecility, in the midst of pain and crisis; to be the plaything of ignorance, error, need, sickness, wickedness, and passions; to return step by step to imbecility, from the time of lisping to that of doting; to live among knaves and charlatans of all kinds; to die between one man who takes your pulse and another who troubles your head; never to know where you come from, why you come and where you are going! That is what is called the most important gift of our parents and nature. Life.” KnowsMenNeedsKindImportantPainDiesPassionFearParentBornStepsTroubleAtheismIgnoranceReturnCrisisErrorsStupidityRageAll KindsSicknessMidstOne ManWhere You AreWickednessPulseKnavesCharlatansWhere You ComeWhere You Are GoingImbecilityNature Life Author:Denis Diderot
“Scepticism is the first step towards truth.” FirstsReligionStepsAtheismFirst StepsScepticism Author:Denis Diderot
“From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.” WarPeaceStepsTyrannyTyrantsAnti WarAntiwarFanaticismBarbarism Author:Denis Diderot
“Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.” FirstsPhilosophyStepsFirst StepsSkepticismHeretic Author:Denis Diderot
