“The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dicebox in hand, shaking the dice.”
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Diderot, D. (n.d.). The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dicebox in hand, shaking the dice. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19443-the-world-is-the-house-of-the-strong/
MLA
Diderot, Denis. “The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dicebox in hand, shaking the dice.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19443-the-world-is-the-house-of-the-strong/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Diderot, Denis. “The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dicebox in hand, shaking the dice.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19443-the-world-is-the-house-of-the-strong/.