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Denis Diderot Quotes

French - Editor | October 5, 1713 - July 31, 1784

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.

Music Age Excellence Old Age Poetry

Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.

Truth Memory Nails Force Sharp Like

There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.

Moral Precept Something About Does

It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.

Nature Human Nature Human Should

To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. What a noble aim is that of the zealot who tortures himself like a madman in order to desire nothing, love nothing, feel nothing, and who, if he succeeded, would end up a complete monster!

Love End Feel Desire Nothing Aim

The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.

Eyes Man Old Man Back Old Adult

If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him.

God Me Believe You Want Touch

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.

Step Only Fanaticism Barbarism

Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.

Good Government Morals Result Bad

There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.

Woman Man Kind Harassment May

Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common.

Nature Reflection Creative Three See

The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers.

Best People Lovers Absurd Make Most

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