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Denis Diderot (; French: [dəni did(ə)ʁo]; 5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) 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 Age of Enlightenment.

Quotes from Denis Diderot

You have to make it happen.

—Denis Diderot

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There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.

—Denis Diderot

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The number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when it will be almost as difficult to learn anything from books as from the direct study of the whole universe. It will be almost as convenient to search for some bit of truth concealed in nature as it will be to find it hidden away in an immense multitude of bound volumes.

—Denis Diderot

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

—Denis Diderot

No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.

—Denis Diderot