Quotes by Diderot, Denis

It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is i >>

The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, >>

It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions >>

Quotations about Superstition

When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling >>

Superstition is an unreasoning fear of God. >>

Men become superstitious, not because they have too much imagination, >>

When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music.

Diderot, Denis