Beers&Books CXXXVII – Denis Diderot

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us,
but we sip only little by little
at a truth we find bitter.
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Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.
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The Christian religion teaches us
to imitate a God that is cruel, insidious, jealous,
and implacable in his wrath.
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Watch out for the fellow
who talks about putting things in order!
Putting things in order always means
getting other people under your control.
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No man has received from nature the right
to command his fellow human beings.

Denis Diderot ( 5 October 1713 –  31 July 1784)