“Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism.”
Denis Diderot (1713–1784) French Enlightenment philosopher and encyclopædist
Pensées Philosophiques (1746)
“5430. We are more mindful of Injuries than Benefits.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
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British physician, preacher, and intellectual 1654–1734Related quotes
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Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
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