Denis Diderot

"We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter."

- Denis Diderot

"Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off."

- Denis Diderot

"There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination."

- Denis Diderot

"There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge … observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination."

- Denis Diderot