Denis Diderot Steps Quotations

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Scepticism is the first step towards truth.

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.

Fanaticism is just one step away from barbarism.

A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it... Skepticism is the first step toward truth.

What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.