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 skepticism is the first step toward truth. It must be applied generally, because it is the touchstone.


Pensées Philosophiques (1746)

Denis Diderot Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...