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.
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This quote is just one of 17 total Denis Diderot quotes in our collection. Denis Diderot is known for saying '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.' as well as some of the following quotes.
There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.
Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth.
This quote is just one of 17 total Denis Diderot quotes in our collection. Denis Diderot is known for saying '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.' as well as some of the following quotes.