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"What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step toward truth." -
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Denis Diderot
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Top 5 quotes from Denis Diderot
"Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common."
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"Fanaticism is just one step away from barbarism."
"Virtue is praised but hated. People run away from it, for it is ice-cold and in this world you must keep your feet warm."
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