Famous quotes containing the word diderot:
“All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs.”
—Denis Diderot (1713–1784)
“Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.”
—Denis Diderot (1713–1784)
“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.”
—Denis Diderot (1713–1784)